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About Pathra Village

Pathra is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 490 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Pathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 490
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathra compares

By the 2011 count Pathra is the 71st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

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 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 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 16 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 Bodh Gaya 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Bandhua 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 17 km

Villages closest to Pathra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 964. That makes it the 71st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Pathra village has 490 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathra has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Pathra covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathra falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pathra is Bandhua, about 16 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 village for Pathra.

Pathra is about 17 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 Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 6.1 km away. Bandhua is about 16 km away. Gaya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathalgarh (under 2 km), Gohati (under 2 km) and Jindapur (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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