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About Kuhl Patena Village

Kuhl Patena is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 494 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 827 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhl Patena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhl Patena village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 827 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 494
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuhl Patena compares

By the 2011 count Kuhl Patena is the 13th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 827 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kuhl Patena

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

Kuhl Patena lies about 66 km from Shimla. 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 Kuhl Patena
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 9.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 66 km

Villages closest to Kuhl Patena

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur 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 Kuhl Patena

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhl Patena village had a population of 964. That makes it the 13th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kuhl Patena village has 494 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhl Patena has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kuhl Patena is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuhl Patena covers 827 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuhl Patena falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kuhl Patena notes the nearest railway station 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 Kuhl Patena.

Kuhl Patena is about 66 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuhl Patena is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiksa (under 2 km), Devthi (1.7 km) and Majhali (1.9 km).

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

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