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About Pathrala Village

Pathrala is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 177 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathrala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 177
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pathrala compares

By the 2011 count Pathrala is the 235th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Pathrala

Pathrala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pathrala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pathrala from other places

Pathrala lies about 23 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 7.7 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 Pathrala
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 7.7 km
Nearest town Banga 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 23 km

Villages closest to Pathrala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 Pathrala

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathrala village had a population of 355. That makes it the 235th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Pathrala village has 177 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathrala has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Pathrala is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathrala covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pathrala falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pathrala is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pathrala.

Pathrala is about 23 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathrala is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 7.7 km away. Banga is about 18 km away. Garhshankar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharta (under 2 km), Nangal Khurd (under 2 km) and Ganeshpur (under 2 km).

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

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