About Patraha Village

Patraha is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,089, made up of 5,808 males and 5,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778 hectares hectares.

Patraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Barhara
Area (hectares)	778 hectares
Population	11,089
Male Population	5,808
Female Population	5,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patraha compares

By the 2011 count Patraha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 778 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Patraha

Patraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patraha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mipania Milik, Mulkia, Nathpur and Nipania. 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.

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Common questions about Patraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Patraha village had a population of 11,089. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Patraha village has 5,808 males and 5,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patraha has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Patraha covers 778 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patraha falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Patraha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Patraha.

Patraha is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia 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.