About Patalwa Village

Patalwa is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 329 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares.

Patalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patalwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	143 hectares
Population	596
Male Population	329
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	812
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 Patalwa compares

By the 2011 count Patalwa is the 119th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Patalwa

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

Patalwa lies about 39 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 2.5 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 Patalwa
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	11 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	22 km
District headquarters	Purnia	39 km

Villages closest to Patalwa

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

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Common questions about Patalwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Patalwa village had a population of 596. That makes it the 119th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Patalwa village has 329 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patalwa has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Patalwa covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patalwa falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patalwa is Surja Kama, about 2.5 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 Patalwa.

Patalwa is about 39 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patalwa is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 2.5 km away. Amour is about 11 km away. Kishanganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.