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About Patej Village

Patej is a small village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 199 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patej Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patej village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Pincode 824208
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 199
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patej compares

By the 2011 count Patej is the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Patej

Patej is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patej as Available within 5 - 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 Patej from other places

Patej lies about 42 km from Gaya. 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 Amas 4.5 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 19 km
District headquarters Gaya 42 km

Villages closest to Patej

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patej village had a population of 400. That makes it the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Patej village has 199 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patej has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Patej is 824208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patej covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patej falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Patej notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Patej.

Patej is about 42 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patej is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 4.5 km away. Rafiganj is about 19 km away. Gaya is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhibra (under 2 km), Dolaha Kalan (under 2 km) and Dolaha Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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