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About Patiawan Village

Patiawan is a large village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,016, made up of 1,059 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patiawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Pincode 804424
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 2,016
Male Population 1,059
Female Population 957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patiawan compares

By the 2011 count Patiawan is the 23rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Patiawan

Patiawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patiawan as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patiawan from other places

Patiawan lies about 17 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 8.1 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 Patiawan
Nearest town Makhdumpur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 8.9 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 17 km

Villages closest to Patiawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Patiawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Patiawan village had a population of 2,016. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Patiawan village has 1,059 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patiawan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Patiawan is 804424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patiawan covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patiawan falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patiawan is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patiawan.

Patiawan is about 17 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patiawan is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur is about 7.8 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 8.1 km away. Ratni Faridpur is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraya (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Rampur Barheta (under 2 km).

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

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