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About Pathalgarh Village

Pathalgarh is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 483 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Pathalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathalgarh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 483
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Pathalgarh is the 69th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Pathalgarh

Pathalgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pathalgarh as Available within village. 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 Pathalgarh from other places

Pathalgarh lies about 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 15 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 Pathalgarh
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Bandhua 15 km
District headquarters Gaya 16 km

Villages closest to Pathalgarh

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 Pathalgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathalgarh village had a population of 981. That makes it the 69th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Pathalgarh village has 483 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathalgarh has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Pathalgarh covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pathalgarh is Bandhua, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pathalgarh.

Pathalgarh is about 16 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathalgarh is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 5.2 km away. Bandhua is about 15 km away. Gaya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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