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About Patkiguri Village

Patkiguri is a mid sized village in Bijni tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 318 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.46 hectares hectares.

Patkiguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patkiguri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Chirang
Tehsil Bijni
Area (hectares) 360.46 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 318
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patkiguri compares

By the 2011 count Patkiguri is the 111th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 360.46 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Patkiguri

Patkiguri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Patkiguri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Patkiguri from other places

Patkiguri lies about 27 km from Chirang, and the nearest railway station is Abhayapuri, about 7.6 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 Patkiguri
Nearest railway station Abhayapuri 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijni 12 km
Nearest town Bongaigaon 18 km
District headquarters Chirang 27 km

Villages closest to Patkiguri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patkiguri village had a population of 660. That makes it the 111th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Patkiguri village has 318 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patkiguri has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Patkiguri covers 360.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patkiguri falls under Bijni tehsil of Chirang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Patkiguri is Abhayapuri, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance for Patkiguri.

Patkiguri is about 27 km from Chirang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patkiguri is in Bijni tehsil of Chirang district. Abhayapuri is about 7.6 km away. Bijni is about 12 km away. Bongaigaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakeriguri (under 2 km), Kamargaon (8.1 km) and Kumargaon (8.1 km).

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

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