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About Patukhar Village

Patukhar is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 65 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patukhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patukhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 44.92 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 65
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patukhar compares

By the 2011 count Patukhar is the 109th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 44.92 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Patukhar

Patukhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patukhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Patukhar from other places

Patukhar lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 13 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 Patukhar
Tehsil headquarters Seoni under 2 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Patukhar

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

Common questions about Patukhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Patukhar village had a population of 132. That makes it the 109th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Patukhar village has 65 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patukhar has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Patukhar is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patukhar covers 44.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patukhar falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patukhar is Summer Hill, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Patukhar.

Patukhar is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patukhar is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about under 2 km away. Summer Hill is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi Ser (under 2 km), Kangar (under 2 km) and Kangri (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Patukhar today is likely to be higher.

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