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About Pati Rahana Village

Pati Rahana is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 276 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pati Rahana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pati Rahana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171009
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 276
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pati Rahana compares

By the 2011 count Pati Rahana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pati Rahana

Pati Rahana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pati Rahana 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pati Rahana from other places

Pati Rahana lies about 3.3 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 Pati Rahana
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 3.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 3.3 km

Villages closest to Pati Rahana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Pati Rahana

As per the Census of India 2011, Pati Rahana village had a population of 511. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Pati Rahana village has 276 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pati Rahana has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pati Rahana is 171009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pati Rahana covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pati Rahana falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Pati Rahana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pati Rahana.

Pati Rahana is about 3.3 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pati Rahana is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 3.3 km away. Shimla is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heon (under 2 km), Jangal Mehduda Mehfuja Chota Pandish (under 2 km) and Cheli Chounla (1.6 km).

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

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