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About Patlion Village

Patlion is a large village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,511, made up of 2,107 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 666 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patlion Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patlion village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173012
Area (hectares) 176.27 hectares
Population 3,511
Male Population 2,107
Female Population 1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 666
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patlion compares

By the 2011 count Patlion is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 176.27 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Patlion

Patlion is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patlion as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Patlion from other places

Patlion lies about 13 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 46 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 Patlion
District headquarters Sirmaur 13 km
Nearest town Nāhan 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 34 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 46 km

Villages closest to Patlion

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Patlion

As per the Census of India 2011, Patlion village had a population of 3,511. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Patlion village has 2,107 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patlion has about 666 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Patlion is 173012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patlion covers 176.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patlion falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patlion is Salogra, about 46 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Patlion.

Patlion is about 13 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patlion is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 13 km away. Nāhan is about 32 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawana (4.1 km), Amar Kot (14 km) and Chiyan Mamyana (14 km).

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

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