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About Patsawan Village

Patsawan is a small village in Sakra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 5 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patsawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patsawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Sakra
Pincode 843119
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 5
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patsawan compares

By the 2011 count Patsawan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Patsawan

Patsawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patsawan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patsawan from other places

Patsawan lies about 103 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Deepnagar Halt, about 9.9 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 Patsawan
Nearest railway station Deepnagar Halt 9.9 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakra 34 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 103 km

Villages closest to Patsawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patsawan village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents.

Patsawan village has 5 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patsawan has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Patsawan is 843119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patsawan covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patsawan falls under Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patsawan is Deepnagar Halt, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Patsawan.

Patsawan is about 103 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patsawan is in Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Deepnagar Halt is about 9.9 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 12 km away. Sakra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatandi (under 2 km), Chandanpatti (under 2 km) and Katesar (under 2 km).

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

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