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About Partapur Village

Partapur is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,060, made up of 1,092 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares.

Partapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Partapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 2,060
Male Population 1,092
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Partapur compares

By the 2011 count Partapur is the 23rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Partapur

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

How far is Partapur from other places

Partapur lies about 27 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 22 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 Partapur
Nearest town Amarpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 27 km
District headquarters Banka 27 km

Villages closest to Partapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Partapur village had a population of 2,060. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Partapur village has 1,092 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Partapur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Partapur covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Partapur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Partapur is Kamarganj, about 22 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 village for Partapur.

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

Partapur is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Amarpur is about 18 km away. Kamarganj is about 22 km away. Shambhuganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parmanpur (under 2 km), Basohara (under 2 km) and Karsandi (under 2 km).

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

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