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About Patakata Village

Patakata is a mid sized village in Bhowraguri tehsil, in the district of Kokrajhar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 312 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.69 hectares hectares.

Patakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patakata village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kokrajhar
Tehsil Bhowraguri
Area (hectares) 217.69 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 312
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patakata compares

By the 2011 count Patakata is the 42nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 217.69 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Patakata

Patakata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patakata 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patakata from other places

Patakata lies about 20 km from Kokrajhar, and the nearest railway station is Chautara, about 5.4 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 Patakata
Nearest railway station Chautara 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhowraguri 20 km
District headquarters Kokrajhar 20 km

Villages closest to Patakata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patakata village had a population of 637. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Patakata village has 312 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patakata has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Patakata covers 217.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patakata falls under Bhowraguri tehsil of Kokrajhar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Patakata is Chautara, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Patakata.

Patakata is about 20 km from Kokrajhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patakata is in Bhowraguri tehsil of Kokrajhar district. Chautara is about 5.4 km away. Bhowraguri is about 20 km away. Kokrajhar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakhin Patakata (under 2 km), Mowamari (2.4 km) and Bhowraguri Mandalpara (2.6 km).

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

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