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About Patan Village

Patan is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 87 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 45.77 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 87
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
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 Patan compares

By the 2011 count Patan is the 127th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 45.77 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Patan

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

Patan lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Patan
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 26 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 44 km

Villages closest to Patan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patan village had a population of 188. That makes it the 127th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Patan village has 87 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patan has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Patan is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patan covers 45.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patan falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Patan is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Patan.

Patan is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patan is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 26 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhighar Kholi (2.2 km), Makholi Suji Bisodi (2.2 km) and Tunkholi (2.2 km).

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

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