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About Patukahia Village

Patukahia is a mid sized village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 878 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patukahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patukahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sikta
Pincode 845307
Area (hectares) 177.42 hectares
Population 1,678
Male Population 878
Female Population 800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Patukahia compares

By the 2011 count Patukahia is the 40th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 177.42 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Patukahia

Patukahia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Patukahia 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patukahia from other places

Patukahia lies about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Marajdwa, about 6.6 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 Patukahia
Nearest railway station Marajdwa 6.6 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 7.5 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikta 22 km

Villages closest to Patukahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patukahia village had a population of 1,678. That makes it the 40th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Patukahia village has 878 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patukahia has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Patukahia is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patukahia covers 177.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patukahia falls under Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patukahia is Marajdwa, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Patukahia.

Patukahia is about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patukahia is in Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Marajdwa is about 6.6 km away. Chanpatia is about 7.5 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ausanpur (under 2 km), Jhakhra (1.8 km) and Ghorcharhi (2.2 km).

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

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