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About Patshal Khurd Village

Patshal Khurd is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 26 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,346 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patshal Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patshal Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 15.31 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 26
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,346
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Patshal Khurd is the 343rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 15.31 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Patshal Khurd

Patshal Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patshal Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Patshal Khurd 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 Khurd
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 Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Patshal Khurd village had a population of 61. That makes it the 343rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Patshal Khurd village has 26 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patshal Khurd has about 1346 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Patshal Khurd covers 15.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Patshal Khurd 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 Khurd.

Patshal Khurd 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 Khurd 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 Kalan (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 Khurd today is likely to be higher.

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