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About Patilar Village

Patilar is one of the larger villages in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,696, made up of 7,796 males and 6,900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1197.8 hectares hectares.

Patilar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patilar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Area (hectares) 1197.8 hectares
Population 14,696
Male Population 7,796
Female Population 6,900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patilar compares

By the 2011 count Patilar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 1197.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Patilar

Patilar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patilar as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patilar from other places

Patilar lies about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kharpokhra, about 13 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 Patilar
Nearest railway station Kharpokhra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 25 km

Villages closest to Patilar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patilar village had a population of 14,696. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Patilar village has 7,796 males and 6,900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patilar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Patilar covers 1197.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patilar falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patilar is Kharpokhra, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Patilar.

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

Patilar is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Kharpokhra is about 13 km away. Bagaha is about 14 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churiharwa (4.3 km), Churiharwa Dubaulia (4.3 km) and Lagunaha (4.3 km).

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

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