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About Patam Village

Patam is a small village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 240 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patam village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 811214
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 240
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patam compares

By the 2011 count Patam is the 28th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Patam

Patam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patam as Available within <5 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 Patam from other places

Patam lies about 9.0 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ratanpur, about under 2 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 Patam
Nearest railway station Ratanpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamalpur 4.6 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 4.6 km
District headquarters Munger 9.0 km

Villages closest to Patam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patam village had a population of 452. That makes it the 28th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Patam village has 240 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patam has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Patam is 811214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patam covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patam falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patam is Ratanpur, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Patam.

Patam is about 9.0 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patam is in Jamalpur tehsil of Munger district. Ratanpur is about under 2 km away. Jamalpur is about 4.6 km away. Jamālpur is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itahri (under 2 km), Garhi Rampur (2.2 km) and Sikandarpur Arazi (3.2 km).

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

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