About Patania Village

Patania is a large village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,849, made up of 2,524 males and 2,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445 hectares hectares.

Patania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patania village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Area (hectares)	445 hectares
Population	4,849
Male Population	2,524
Female Population	2,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patania compares

By the 2011 count Patania is the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 445 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Patania

Patania is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patania as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Patania from other places

Patania lies about 37 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 5.3 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 Patania
Nearest railway station	Biraul	5.3 km
Nearest town	Benipur	13 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	37 km

Villages closest to Patania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patania village had a population of 4,849. That makes it the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Patania village has 2,524 males and 2,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patania has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Patania covers 445 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patania falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patania is Biraul, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance for Patania.

Patania is about 37 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patania is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 5.3 km away. Benipur is about 13 km away. Darbhanga is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.