Village · Dharmsala, Kangra
# Patani

Patani is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176057. The 2011 Census counted 333 people in 72 households, the 99th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.
- 333 people (2011)
- 72 households
- 83.3% literacy
- 176057 PIN code

## Patani PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Patani is 176057. Patani falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176057
- Community development block Dharmsala
- Census village code 009554

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Patani from nearby towns?
- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 6 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Patani?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Patani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dehru
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shilla
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Dari
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Patani known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 76% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Patani

Of every 100 households in Patani in 2011, 99 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patani · ■ Dharmsala rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 98%
- Toilet within the home 53% 70%
- No toilet (open defecation) 47% 29%
- Tap water 94% 91%
- Drinking water within premises 47% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 65% 58%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 40%
- Use banking services 97% 94%
- Television 74% 84%
- Mobile phone 85% 69%
- Computer with internet 1% 3%
- Two-wheeler 12% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 9%
- None of these assets 7% 7%
- Own their home 99% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Patani?

■ Patani · ■ Dharmsala rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.3% 84.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 881 981
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 360 917
- Working population 59.2% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 74.1% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 29 (15%) · ■ Marginal 165 (84%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dharmsala
- Gamrehr 345 people
- Bandi Khas 340 people
- Nora 339 people
- Tikri 337 people
- Taremlu 327 people
- Kajlot -II 325 people
- Tahu 315 people
- Bagiarra 309 people

All 164 villages in Dharmsala

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Patani? 176057
- How far is Patani from Dharmsala? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Patani? 333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patani in? Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Patani? 83.3% (Census 2011)

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