About Palatpura Village

Palatpura is a small village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 59 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.9 hectares hectares.

Palatpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palatpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Area (hectares)	44.9 hectares
Population	115
Male Population	59
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
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 Palatpura compares

By the 2011 count Palatpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 44.9 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Palatpura

Palatpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Palatpura 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 Palatpura from other places

Palatpura lies about 30 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Ballia, about 9.3 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 Palatpura
Nearest railway station	Ballia	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	16 km
Nearest town	Bānsdīh	18 km
District headquarters	Buxar	30 km

Villages closest to Palatpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palatpura village had a population of 115. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Palatpura village has 59 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palatpura has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Palatpura covers 44.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palatpura falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Palatpura is Ballia, about 9.3 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 Palatpura.

Palatpura is about 30 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palatpura is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Ballia is about 9.3 km away. Barhampur is about 16 km away. Bānsdīh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.