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About Patoria Village

Patoria is a mid sized village in Katrisarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 363 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patoria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patoria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Katrisarai
Pincode 805105
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 363
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patoria compares

By the 2011 count Patoria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Patoria

Patoria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patoria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Patoria from other places

Patoria lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Waris Aleganj, about 8.1 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 Patoria
Tehsil headquarters Katrisarai 6.2 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Waris Aleganj 8.1 km
District headquarters Nalanda 25 km

Villages closest to Patoria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patoria village had a population of 716. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Patoria village has 363 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patoria has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Patoria is 805105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patoria covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patoria falls under Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patoria is Waris Aleganj, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patoria.

Patoria is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patoria is in Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Katrisarai is about 6.2 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 7.9 km away. Waris Aleganj is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saidi (2.0 km), Dewaspura (2.1 km) and Katauna (2.3 km).

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

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