# Patahar Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Patahar

Patahar is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176125**. The 2011 Census counted **659 people in 152 households**, the 47th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 659people (2011)
- 152households
- 72.4%literacy
- 176125PIN code

## Patahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Patahar is 176125.** Patahar falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176125
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code012082

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Patahar from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)66 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Patahar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Patahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Deol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Patahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 36% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Patahar

Of every 100 households in Patahar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Patahar · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**15%

Tap water ****98%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**50%

Use banking services ****94%**

**94%

Television ****78%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**7%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Patahar?

■ Patahar · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**904

Working population ****48.7%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 59.2% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (34%) · **■** Marginal 190 (59%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baijnath

- Pandtehr688 people
- Sitala Devi675 people
- Salehra673 people
- Kharanal660 people
- Hareher657 people
- Mandhol654 people
- Kunsal Buhli639 people
- Jandpur619 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Patahar?176125
- How far is Patahar from Dharmsala?66 km by road
- What is the population of Patahar?659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patahar in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Patahar?72.4% (Census 2011)