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About Patasang Village

Patasang is a large village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,232, made up of 1,698 males and 1,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares.

Patasang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patasang village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 3,232
Male Population 1,698
Female Population 1,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patasang compares

By the 2011 count Patasang is the 16th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Patasang

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

Patasang lies about 11 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ambapendarpur Halt, 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 Patasang
Nearest railway station Ambapendarpur Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 3.8 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 7.2 km
District headquarters Nalanda 11 km

Villages closest to Patasang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patasang village had a population of 3,232. That makes it the 16th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Patasang village has 1,698 males and 1,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patasang has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Patasang covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patasang falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patasang is Ambapendarpur Halt, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Patasang.

Patasang is about 11 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patasang is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Ambapendarpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Rahui is about 3.8 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moratalao (1.6 km), Amarpur (1.6 km) and Bhangan Bigha (1.9 km).

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

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