About Pathra Village

Pathra is one of the larger villages in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,717, made up of 6,159 males and 5,558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1026 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Barahat
Pincode	813115
Area (hectares)	1026 hectares
Population	11,717
Male Population	6,159
Female Population	5,558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pathra compares

By the 2011 count Pathra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 1026 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Pathra

Pathra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pathra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pathra from other places

Pathra lies about 12 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 3.1 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 Pathra
Nearest railway station	Panjwara Road	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahat	4.2 km
District headquarters	Banka	12 km
Nearest town	Bānka	12 km

Villages closest to Pathra

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

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Common questions about Pathra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathra village had a population of 11,717. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Pathra village has 6,159 males and 5,558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathra has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Pathra is 813115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathra covers 1026 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathra falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pathra is Panjwara Road, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pathra.

Pathra is about 12 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathra is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 3.1 km away. Barahat is about 4.2 km away. Banka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.