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About Pataulbari Village

Pataulbari is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 668 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Pataulbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pataulbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 1,342
Male Population 668
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pataulbari compares

By the 2011 count Pataulbari is the 83rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Pataulbari

Pataulbari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pataulbari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pataulbari from other places

Pataulbari lies about 42 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 1.5 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 Pataulbari
Nearest railway station Dhachna 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 6.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
District headquarters Katihar 42 km

Villages closest to Pataulbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pataulbari village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Pataulbari village has 668 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pataulbari has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Pataulbari covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pataulbari falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pataulbari is Dhachna, about 1.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pataulbari.

Pataulbari is about 42 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pataulbari is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 1.5 km away. Barsoi is about 6.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa Dangi (under 2 km), Masanpur (under 2 km) and Pual (under 2 km).

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

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