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About Patta Village

Patta is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 139 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, 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 Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 139
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patta compares

By the 2011 count Patta is the 49th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Patta

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

Patta lies about 47 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 17 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 railway station Bharatgarh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 22 km
Nearest town Baddi 26 km
District headquarters Solan 47 km

Villages closest to Patta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 278. That makes it the 49th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Patta village has 139 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patta has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Patta is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patta covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patta falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patta is Bharatgarh, about 17 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 Patta.

Patta is about 47 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patta is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 17 km away. Arki is about 22 km away. Baddi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahawan (2.4 km), Damlana Jairi (2.7 km) and Dawari (2.7 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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