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About Paterhwa Village

Paterhwa is a mid sized village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 345 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paterhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paterhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 51.8 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 345
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 Paterhwa compares

By the 2011 count Paterhwa is the 58th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 51.8 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Paterhwa

Paterhwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paterhwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Naurangia, Pataura Tola Bhataha, Pataura Tola Gorhwa and Pataura Tola Lala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paterhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Paterhwa village had a population of 656. That makes it the 58th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Paterhwa village has 345 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paterhwa has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Paterhwa is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paterhwa covers 51.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paterhwa falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Paterhwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Paterhwa.

Paterhwa is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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