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About Patal Bichala Village

Patal Bichala is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 15 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246279, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patal Bichala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patal Bichala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246279
Area (hectares) 8.7 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 15
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Patal Bichala compares

By the 2011 count Patal Bichala is the 283rd largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 8.7 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Patal Bichala

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

Patal Bichala lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Bichala
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km

Villages closest to Patal Bichala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patal Bichala village had a population of 29. That makes it the 283rd largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Patal Bichala village has 15 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patal Bichala has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Patal Bichala is 246279. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patal Bichala covers 8.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patal Bichala falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Patal Bichala is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Patal Bichala.

Patal Bichala is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patal Bichala is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 17 km away. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwāra 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 Bhopati (under 2 km), Pat Gaon Malla (under 2 km) and Pat Gaon Talla (under 2 km).

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

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