About Pathra Village

Pathra is a large village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,897, made up of 2,569 males and 2,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Keotiranway
Pincode	847115
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	4,897
Male Population	2,569
Female Population	2,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pathra compares

By the 2011 count Pathra is the 16th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Pathra

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

Pathra lies about 44 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 18 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 Pathra
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	18 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keotiranway	28 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	44 km

Villages closest to Pathra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathra village had a population of 4,897. That makes it the 16th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Pathra village has 2,569 males and 2,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathra has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Pathra is 847115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathra covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pathra falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pathra is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pathra.

Pathra is about 44 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathra is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 18 km away. Jainagar is about 19 km away. Keotiranway is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.