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About Patahula Village

Patahula is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 254 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patahula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patahula village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 254
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
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 Patahula compares

By the 2011 count Patahula is the 111th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Patahula

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

Patahula lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, 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 Patahula
Nearest town Bagaha 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 15 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 31 km

Villages closest to Patahula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patahula village had a population of 548. That makes it the 111th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Patahula village has 254 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patahula has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Patahula is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patahula covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patahula falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patahula is Tankuppa, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Patahula.

Patahula is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patahula is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 8.6 km away. Tankuppa is about 15 km away. Gaya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewla Dhamna (under 2 km), Babhandih Wajirganj (2.3 km) and Chanda Khurd (3.4 km).

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

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