About Pathkan Village

Pathkan is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 156 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathkan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathkan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sundarnagar
Pincode	174401
Area (hectares)	71.99 hectares
Population	303
Male Population	156
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathkan compares

By the 2011 count Pathkan is the 92nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 71.99 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pathkan

Pathkan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pathkan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pathkan from other places

Pathkan lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Pathkan
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarnagar	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	21 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	49 km

Villages closest to Pathkan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarnagar 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 Pathkan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathkan village had a population of 303. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Pathkan village has 156 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathkan has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Pathkan is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathkan covers 71.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pathkan falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pathkan is Summer Hill, about 49 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pathkan.

Pathkan is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathkan is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Summer Hill is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.