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About Patshalti Village

Patshalti is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 4 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patshalti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patshalti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 33.54 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 4
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 250
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 Patshalti compares

By the 2011 count Patshalti is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 33.54 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Patshalti

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

Patshalti 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 Patshalti
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 3.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 3.9 km

Villages closest to Patshalti

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 Patshalti

As per the Census of India 2011, Patshalti village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Patshalti village has 4 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patshalti has about 250 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 Patshalti is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patshalti covers 33.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patshalti falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patshalti 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 Patshalti.

Patshalti 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.

Patshalti 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 Patshal Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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