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About Patharghatti Village

Patharghatti is a mid sized village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,988, made up of 1,022 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharghatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharghatti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 1,988
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Patharghatti compares

By the 2011 count Patharghatti is the 34th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Patharghatti

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

How far is Patharghatti from other places

Patharghatti lies about 33 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, 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 Patharghatti
Nearest town Bahādurganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 14 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 19 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 33 km

Villages closest to Patharghatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharghatti village had a population of 1,988. That makes it the 34th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Patharghatti village has 1,022 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharghatti has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Patharghatti is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharghatti covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patharghatti falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patharghatti is Pawakhali, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Patharghatti.

Patharghatti is about 33 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharghatti is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 11 km away. Dighalbank is about 14 km away. Pawakhali is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurhaili (2.2 km), Dubri (2.7 km) and Banwaria (3.3 km).

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

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