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About Pata Village

Pata is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 182 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pata village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 83.34 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 182
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pata compares

By the 2011 count Pata is the 59th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 83.34 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Pata

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

Pata lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 45 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
District headquarters Uttarkashi 16 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 35 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 45 km

Villages closest to Pata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatwari 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 384. That makes it the 59th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Pata village has 182 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pata has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Pata is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pata covers 83.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pata falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pata is Dehradun, about 45 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 Pata.

Pata is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pata is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Mussoorie is about 31 km away. Bhatwari is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athali (11 km), Dang (11 km) and Silyar (11 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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