About Patwa Village

Patwa is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,153 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares.

Patwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	197 hectares
Population	2,124
Male Population	1,153
Female Population	971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	842
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 Patwa compares

By the 2011 count Patwa is the 32nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Patwa

Patwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Patwa 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 Patwa from other places

Patwa lies about 17 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 6.9 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 Patwa
Nearest railway station	Punsia	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	17 km
District headquarters	Banka	17 km
Nearest town	Bānka	17 km

Villages closest to Patwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patwa village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Patwa village has 1,153 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patwa has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Patwa covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patwa falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patwa is Punsia, about 6.9 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 Patwa.

Patwa is about 17 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patwa is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 6.9 km away. Dhuraiya is about 17 km away. Banka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.