About Pathraha Village

Pathraha is a mid sized village in Ghailarh tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,391, made up of 760 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Pathraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Ghailarh
Area (hectares)	146 hectares
Population	1,391
Male Population	760
Female Population	631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	830
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pathraha compares

By the 2011 count Pathraha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,424 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Pathraha

Pathraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pathraha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pathraha from other places

Pathraha lies about 13 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Baijnathpur, about 4.5 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 Pathraha
Nearest railway station	Baijnathpur	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghailarh	5.2 km
Nearest town	Saharsa	10 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	13 km

Villages closest to Pathraha

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

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Common questions about Pathraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathraha village had a population of 1,391. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,424 residents.

Pathraha village has 760 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathraha has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Pathraha covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathraha falls under Ghailarh tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pathraha is Baijnathpur, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pathraha.

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

Pathraha is in Ghailarh tehsil of Madhepura district. Baijnathpur is about 4.5 km away. Ghailarh is about 5.2 km away. Saharsa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.