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About Patamar Village

Patamar is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,911, made up of 1,047 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patamar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Pincode 811315
Area (hectares) 138.24 hectares
Population 1,911
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patamar compares

By the 2011 count Patamar is the 24th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 138.24 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Patamar

Patamar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patamar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Patamar from other places

Patamar lies about 16 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kunder Halt, about 19 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 Patamar
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 5.2 km
District headquarters Jamui 16 km
Nearest town Jamūī 16 km
Nearest railway station Kunder Halt 19 km

Villages closest to Patamar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patamar village had a population of 1,911. That makes it the 24th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Patamar village has 1,047 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patamar has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Patamar is 811315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patamar covers 138.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patamar falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patamar is Kunder Halt, about 19 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 km distance for Patamar.

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

Patamar is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 5.2 km away. Jamui is about 16 km away. Jamūī 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 Kenui (under 2 km), Bichhwa (under 2 km) and Nima (1.7 km).

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

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