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About Pathakdih Village

Pathakdih is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 549 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Pathakdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathakdih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 549
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pathakdih compares

By the 2011 count Pathakdih is the 68th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Pathakdih

Pathakdih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pathakdih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pathakdih from other places

Pathakdih lies about 28 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 11 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 Pathakdih
Nearest railway station Ghogha 11 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 28 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Pathakdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathakdih village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 68th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Pathakdih village has 549 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathakdih has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Pathakdih covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathakdih falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pathakdih is Ghogha, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Pathakdih.

Pathakdih is about 28 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathakdih is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 11 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Sonhaula is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rani Bamia (under 2 km), Bamia (under 2 km) and Surmania (under 2 km).

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

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