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About Patshal Kalan Village

Patshal Kalan is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 41 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patshal Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patshal Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 21.41 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 41
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patshal Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Patshal Kalan is the 292nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 21.41 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 987.

Getting to Patshal Kalan

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

Patshal Kalan lies about 3.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 Patshal Kalan
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 3.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 3.9 km

Villages closest to Patshal Kalan

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 Patshal Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Patshal Kalan village had a population of 78. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Patshal Kalan village has 41 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patshal Kalan has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Patshal Kalan is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patshal Kalan covers 21.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patshal Kalan falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patshal Kalan is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance for Patshal Kalan.

Patshal Kalan is about 3.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patshal Kalan is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 3.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 3.9 km away. Shimla is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghurshali (under 2 km), Patshal Khurd (under 2 km) and Patshalti (under 2 km).

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

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