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About Patak Bigha Village

Patak Bigha is a small village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 222 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Patak Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patak Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 222
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Patak Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Patak Bigha is the 90th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Patak Bigha

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

Patak Bigha lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 34 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 Patak Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 5.4 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 11 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 34 km
District headquarters Gaya 36 km

Villages closest to Patak Bigha

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.

Common questions about Patak Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Patak Bigha village had a population of 452. That makes it the 90th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Patak Bigha village has 222 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patak Bigha has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Patak Bigha covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patak Bigha falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patak Bigha is Tankuppa, about 34 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 Patak Bigha.

Patak Bigha is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patak Bigha is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 5.4 km away. Sherghāti is about 11 km away. Tankuppa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardawan (under 2 km), Kothwara (under 2 km) and Dharampur (under 2 km).

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

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