Skip to main content

About Pather Village

Pather is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 75 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pather Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pather village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 24.29 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 75
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,227
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 Pather compares

By the 2011 count Pather is the 105th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 24.29 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Pather

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

Pather lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 7.4 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 Pather
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 7.4 km
Nearest town Ropar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 29 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Pather

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 Pather

As per the Census of India 2011, Pather village had a population of 167. That makes it the 105th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Pather village has 75 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pather has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Pather covers 24.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pather is Bharatgarh, about 7.4 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 Pather.

Pather is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pather is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 7.4 km away. Ropar is about 22 km away. Arki 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 Dol (4.8 km), Nandol (4.8 km) and Kalyanpur (4.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All