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About Top Village

Top is a large village in Daniawan tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,403, made up of 1,291 males and 1,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares.

Top Overview

Census 2011 figures for Top village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Daniawan
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 2,403
Male Population 1,291
Female Population 1,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Top compares

By the 2011 count Top is the 12th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,552 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Top

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

How far is Top from other places

Top lies about 22 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Sarthua, 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 Top
Nearest railway station Sarthua under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Daniawan 5.2 km
Nearest town Fatwa 11 km
District headquarters Patna 22 km

Villages closest to Top

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Top village had a population of 2,403. That makes it the 12th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,552 residents.

Top village has 1,291 males and 1,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Top has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Top covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Top falls under Daniawan tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Top is Sarthua, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Top.

Top is about 22 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Top is in Daniawan tehsil of Patna district. Sarthua is about under 2 km away. Daniawan is about 5.2 km away. Fatwa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madari Chak (under 2 km), Sarthua (under 2 km) and Aiman Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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