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About Patotia Village

Patotia is a mid sized village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 341 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patotia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patotia village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246277
Area (hectares) 318.38 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 341
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patotia compares

By the 2011 count Patotia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 318.38 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Patotia

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

Patotia lies about 29 km from Garhwal, 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 Patotia
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 38 km

Villages closest to Patotia

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 Patotia

As per the Census of India 2011, Patotia village had a population of 712. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Patotia village has 341 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patotia has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Patotia is 246277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patotia covers 318.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patotia falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Patotia 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 Patotia.

Patotia is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patotia is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 29 km away. Kotdwara 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 Patotiya (under 2 km), Cherebadol Khola (under 2 km) and Sanduli Malli (2.9 km).

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

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