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About Pab Village

Pab is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 81 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pab village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 81
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Pab compares

By the 2011 count Pab is the 132nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pab

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

Pab lies about 17 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 22 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 Pab
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 17 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 22 km
Nearest town Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Pab

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 Pab

As per the Census of India 2011, Pab village had a population of 157. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Pab village has 81 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pab has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Pab is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pab covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pab falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pab is Salogra, about 22 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 Pab.

Pab is about 17 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pab is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 17 km away. Sirmaur is about 17 km away. Salogra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharinwa Tikri (1.7 km), Tikar (3.8 km) and Pajerli Madhesh (4.1 km).

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

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