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About Pitwans Village

Pitwans is a large village in Naubatpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,103, made up of 1,626 males and 1,477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares.

Pitwans Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pitwans village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Naubatpur
Area (hectares) 359 hectares
Population 3,103
Male Population 1,626
Female Population 1,477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pitwans compares

By the 2011 count Pitwans is the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Pitwans

Pitwans is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pitwans as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pitwans from other places

Pitwans lies about 30 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 11 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 Pitwans
Nearest town Bikram 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Taregna 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Naubatpur 12 km
District headquarters Patna 30 km

Villages closest to Pitwans

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pitwans village had a population of 3,103. That makes it the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Pitwans village has 1,626 males and 1,477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pitwans has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Pitwans covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pitwans falls under Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pitwans is Taregna, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Pitwans.

Pitwans is about 30 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pitwans is in Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 9.5 km away. Taregna is about 11 km away. Naubatpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guah (2.5 km), Karanja (3.3 km) and Bhagwanpur (3.5 km).

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

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