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About Patta Village

Patta is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 79 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, 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 Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 65.99 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 79
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Patta compares

By the 2011 count Patta is the 168th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 65.99 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Patta

Patta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patta 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 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 Nalagarh 17 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 Nalagarh 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 158. That makes it the 168th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Patta village has 79 males and 79 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, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Patta is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patta covers 65.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patta falls under Nalagarh 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 17 km away. Nalagarh is about 17 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 Chatlog (under 2 km), Kasla (under 2 km) and Talao (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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