About Patej Village

Patej is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 295 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patej Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patej village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802128
Area (hectares)	99 hectares
Population	569
Male Population	295
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Patej compares

By the 2011 count Patej is the 107th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Patej

Patej is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Patej as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patej from other places

Patej lies about 32 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 25 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 Patej
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Chausa	25 km
Nearest town	Nokha	25 km
District headquarters	Buxar	32 km

Villages closest to Patej

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patej village had a population of 569. That makes it the 107th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Patej village has 295 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patej has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Patej is 802128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patej covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patej falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patej is Chausa, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Patej.

Patej is about 32 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patej is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 14 km away. Chausa is about 25 km away. Nokha is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.