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About Pata Village

Pata is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 59 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,559 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pata village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 84.81 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 59
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,559
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pata compares

By the 2011 count Pata is the 93rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 84.81 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Pata

Pata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pata from other places

Pata lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 19 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 Pata
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 3.7 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km

Villages closest to Pata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pata village had a population of 151. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Pata village has 59 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pata has about 1559 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Pata is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pata covers 84.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pata falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pata is Rishikesh, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pata.

Pata is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pata is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 3.7 km away. Rishīkesh is about 19 km away. Rishikesh 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 Patali (under 2 km), Rod Patar (under 2 km) and Ror Patal (under 2 km).

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

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