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About Patta Village

Patta is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 229 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, 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 Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 229
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

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 20 km from Solan, 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
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 4.4 km
Nearest town Baddi 11 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 12 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Patta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishangarh 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 454. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Patta village has 229 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patta has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Patta is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patta covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patta falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Patta.

Patta is about 20 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 Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 4.4 km away. Baddi is about 11 km away. Sonwara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathal (under 2 km), Ghat (under 2 km) and Khertu Ghat (under 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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