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About Patal Village

Patal is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 59 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 41.47 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 59
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patal compares

By the 2011 count Patal is the 75th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 41.47 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Patal

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

Patal lies about 84 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Patal
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 38 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 84 km

Villages closest to Patal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patal village had a population of 116. That makes it the 75th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Patal village has 59 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patal has about 966 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 1205.

The pincode recorded for Patal is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patal covers 41.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patal falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Patal is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Patal.

Patal is about 84 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patal is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 7.8 km away. Kotdwara is about 38 km away. Kotdwāra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabhata (3.0 km), Chhana (3.8 km) and Balgari Dhurpatt (4.0 km).

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

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