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About Patluka Village

Patluka is a large village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,370, made up of 1,224 males and 1,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patluka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patluka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Pincode 824201
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 2,370
Male Population 1,224
Female Population 1,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Patluka compares

By the 2011 count Patluka is the 12th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Patluka

Patluka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patluka 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 Patluka from other places

Patluka lies about 42 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 35 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 Patluka
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 11 km
Nearest town Bagaha 17 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 35 km
District headquarters Gaya 42 km

Villages closest to Patluka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patluka village had a population of 2,370. That makes it the 12th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Patluka village has 1,224 males and 1,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patluka has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Patluka is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patluka covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patluka falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patluka is Paharpur, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Patluka.

Patluka 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.

Patluka is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 11 km away. Bagaha is about 17 km away. Paharpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hahesanri (under 2 km), Rebda (under 2 km) and Sundar Shahi (1.6 km).

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

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