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About Parthu Village

Parthu is a large village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,491, made up of 1,802 males and 1,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares.

Parthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parthu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 357 hectares
Population 3,491
Male Population 1,802
Female Population 1,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parthu compares

By the 2011 count Parthu is the 11th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Parthu

Parthu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parthu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parthu from other places

Parthu lies about 18 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about 3.3 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 Parthu
Nearest railway station Pothahi 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 7.2 km
Nearest town Naubatpur 11 km
District headquarters Patna 18 km

Villages closest to Parthu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parthu village had a population of 3,491. That makes it the 11th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Parthu village has 1,802 males and 1,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parthu has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Parthu covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parthu falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parthu is Pothahi, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Parthu.

Parthu is about 18 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parthu is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Pothahi is about 3.3 km away. Punpun is about 7.2 km away. Naubatpur 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 Dekuli (under 2 km), Tulsi Chak (1.9 km) and Barah (2.0 km).

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

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