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About Patta Village

Patta is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 49 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 49
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Patta compares

By the 2011 count Patta is the 253rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Patta

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

Patta lies about 29 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 12 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 Patta
Nearest town Baddi 11 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 29 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Patta

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 Patta

As per the Census of India 2011, Patta village had a population of 94. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Patta village has 49 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patta has about 918 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 Patta is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patta covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Patta is Sonwara, about 12 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 Patta.

Patta is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patta is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Baddi is about 11 km away. Sonwara is about 12 km away. Shimla Rural is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalogri (2.3 km), Khalag (2.4 km) and Dhadhol (6.2 km).

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

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