About Pachratan Village

Pachratan is one of the larger villages in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,377, made up of 2,767 males and 2,610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachratan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachratan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dobhi
Pincode	824201
Area (hectares)	569 hectares
Population	5,377
Male Population	2,767
Female Population	2,610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
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 Pachratan compares

By the 2011 count Pachratan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 569 hectares work out to about 9.4 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 Pachratan

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

Pachratan lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 32 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 Pachratan
Tehsil headquarters	Dobhi	5.5 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	32 km
District headquarters	Gaya	35 km

Villages closest to Pachratan

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

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Common questions about Pachratan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachratan village had a population of 5,377. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Pachratan village has 2,767 males and 2,610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachratan has about 943 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 Pachratan is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachratan covers 569 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachratan falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachratan is Kastha, about 32 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 Pachratan.

Pachratan is about 35 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachratan is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 5.5 km away. Sherghāti is about 7.8 km away. Kastha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.