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About Pathua Village

Pathua is a large village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,048, made up of 1,583 males and 1,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1293 hectares hectares.

Pathua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 1293 hectares
Population 3,048
Male Population 1,583
Female Population 1,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathua compares

By the 2011 count Pathua is the 6th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,218 residents. Its 1293 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Pathua

Pathua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pathua as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pathua from other places

Pathua lies about 13 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Halt, about 11 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 Pathua
Tehsil headquarters Pipariya 3.5 km
Nearest town Barhiya 10 km
Nearest railway station Dumri Halt 11 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 13 km

Villages closest to Pathua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathua village had a population of 3,048. That makes it the 6th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,218 residents.

Pathua village has 1,583 males and 1,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathua has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Pathua covers 1293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pathua falls under Pipariya tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pathua is Dumri Halt, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pathua.

Pathua is about 13 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathua is in Pipariya tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Pipariya is about 3.5 km away. Barhiya is about 10 km away. Dumri Halt is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparia (3.5 km), Walipur (5.1 km) and Mohanpur (5.7 km).

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

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