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About Pathra Village

Pathra is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,397, made up of 720 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares.

Pathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 1,397
Male Population 720
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathra compares

By the 2011 count Pathra is the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pathra

Pathra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pathra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pathra from other places

Pathra lies about 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 3.6 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 Tan Kuppa 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 3.6 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 17 km
District headquarters Gaya 18 km

Villages closest to Pathra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 1,397. That makes it the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Pathra village has 720 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathra has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Pathra covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathra falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pathra is Tankuppa, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance for Pathra.

Pathra is about 18 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 Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tan Kuppa is about 2.4 km away. Tankuppa is about 3.6 km away. Bodh 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 Jabra (under 2 km), Mahamadpur (under 2 km) and Telheta (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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