About Parthanabad Village

Parthanabad is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 225 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parthanabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parthanabad village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Junga
Pincode	173217
Area (hectares)	246.53 hectares
Population	447
Male Population	225
Female Population	222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parthanabad compares

By the 2011 count Parthanabad is the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 246.53 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Parthanabad

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

Parthanabad lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 2.4 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 Parthanabad
Nearest railway station	Kanoh	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Junga	5.5 km
Nearest town	Solan	10 km
District headquarters	Shimla	12 km

Villages closest to Parthanabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parthanabad village had a population of 447. That makes it the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Parthanabad village has 225 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parthanabad has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Parthanabad is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parthanabad covers 246.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parthanabad falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parthanabad is Kanoh, about 2.4 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 Parthanabad.

Parthanabad is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parthanabad is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Kanoh is about 2.4 km away. Junga is about 5.5 km away. Solan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.