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About Patauna Village

Patauna is a large village in Bisfi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,252, made up of 2,269 males and 1,983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847122, 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 Bisfi
Pincode 847122
Area (hectares) 95.6 hectares
Population 4,252
Male Population 2,269
Female Population 1,983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patauna compares

By the 2011 count Patauna is the 26th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,167 residents. Its 95.6 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Patauna

Patauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patauna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 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
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Bisfi 32 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 Bisfi 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 Patauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Patauna village had a population of 4,252. That makes it the 26th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,167 residents.

Patauna village has 2,269 males and 1,983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patauna has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Patauna is 847122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patauna covers 95.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patauna falls under Bisfi 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Bisfi tehsil of Madhubani district. Janakpur Road is about 14 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 27 km away. Bisfi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandarbana (4.6 km), Kerwar (11 km) and Marhia (11 km).

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

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