About Putakhal Village

Putakhal is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 210 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putakhal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	396.58 hectares
Population	415
Male Population	210
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Putakhal compares

By the 2011 count Putakhal is the 28th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 396.58 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Putakhal

Putakhal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Putakhal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Putakhal from other places

Putakhal lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Putakhal
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	28 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	38 km
District headquarters	Mandi	43 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to Putakhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padhar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Putakhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Putakhal village had a population of 415. That makes it the 28th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Putakhal village has 210 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putakhal has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Putakhal is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Putakhal covers 396.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Putakhal falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Putakhal is Shimla, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Putakhal.

Putakhal is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putakhal is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 28 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.