About Patwara Village

Patwara is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 291 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 763 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	513
Male Population	291
Female Population	222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	763
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Patwara compares

By the 2011 count Patwara is the 89th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Patwara

Patwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patwara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Patwara from other places

Patwara 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 Patwara
Nearest railway station	Punsia	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	17 km
District headquarters	Banka	17 km
Nearest town	Bānka	17 km

Villages closest to Patwara

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.

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Common questions about Patwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Patwara village had a population of 513. That makes it the 89th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Patwara village has 291 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patwara has about 763 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Patwara is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patwara covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patwara falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patwara 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 5 - 10 km distance for Patwara.

Patwara 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.

Patwara is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 6.9 km away. Shambhuganj 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.