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About Pathra Village

Pathra is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 331 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Pathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 669
Male Population 331
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathra compares

By the 2011 count Pathra is the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Pathra

Pathra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pathra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pathra from other places

Pathra lies about 40 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Amas under 2 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 15 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 40 km

Villages closest to Pathra

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 Pathra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathra village had a population of 669. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Pathra village has 331 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathra has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Pathra covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathra falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pathra is Rafiganj, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pathra.

Pathra is about 40 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathra is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about under 2 km away. Sherghāti is about 15 km away. Rafiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amas (under 2 km), Gangti (under 2 km) and Nonia Chak (under 2 km).

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

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