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About Patauna Village

Patauna is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,184, made up of 1,115 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.59 hectares hectares.

Patauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Area (hectares) 120.59 hectares
Population 2,184
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Patauna compares

By the 2011 count Patauna is the 38th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 120.59 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Patauna

Patauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patauna 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 Patauna from other places

Patauna lies about 47 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 18 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 Patauna
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 5.0 km
Nearest town Arwal 16 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad 18 km
District headquarters Patna 47 km

Villages closest to Patauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patauna village had a population of 2,184. That makes it the 38th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Patauna village has 1,115 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patauna has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Patauna covers 120.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patauna falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patauna is Jehanabad, about 18 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 Patauna.

Patauna is about 47 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patauna is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 5.0 km away. Arwal is about 16 km away. Jehanabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madaripur (under 2 km), Siddhipur (under 2 km) and Jarkha (2.0 km).

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

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