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About Patrani Village

Patrani is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 425 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patrani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patrani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263126
Area (hectares) 170.85 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 425
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patrani compares

By the 2011 count Patrani is the 30th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 170.85 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Patrani

Patrani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patrani as Available within 10+ 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 Patrani from other places

Patrani lies about 101 km from Nainital, 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 Patrani
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 6.2 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km
District headquarters Nainital 101 km

Villages closest to Patrani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patrani village had a population of 799. That makes it the 30th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Patrani village has 425 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patrani has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Patrani is 263126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patrani covers 170.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patrani falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Patrani 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patrani.

Patrani is about 101 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patrani is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 6.2 km away. Kotdwāra is about 26 km away. Kotdwara 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 Pataliya (under 2 km), Pantoli Malli (4.2 km) and Pantoli Talli (4.2 km).

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

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