About Patauna Village

Patauna is a large village in Basopatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,588, made up of 1,371 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patauna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Basopatti
Pincode	847225
Area (hectares)	230 hectares
Population	2,588
Male Population	1,371
Female Population	1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Patauna compares

By the 2011 count Patauna is the 24th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Patauna

Patauna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patauna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Patauna from other places

Patauna lies about 40 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 14 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 Patauna
Nearest railway station	Janakpur Road	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basopatti	24 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	27 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	40 km

Villages closest to Patauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patauna village had a population of 2,588. That makes it the 24th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents.

Patauna village has 1,371 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patauna has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Patauna is 847225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patauna covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patauna falls under Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patauna is Janakpur Road, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Patauna.

Patauna is about 40 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patauna is in Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Janakpur Road is about 14 km away. Basopatti is about 24 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.