About Patilwa Village

Patilwa is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 851 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Patilwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patilwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Purnia East
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	1,660
Male Population	851
Female Population	809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 Patilwa compares

By the 2011 count Patilwa is the 35th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Patilwa

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

Patilwa lies about 11 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, about 6.2 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 Patilwa
Nearest railway station	Purniya Junction	6.2 km
Nearest town	Kasba	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purnia East	11 km
District headquarters	Purnia	11 km

Villages closest to Patilwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Patilwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Patilwa village had a population of 1,660. That makes it the 35th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Patilwa village has 851 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patilwa has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Patilwa covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patilwa falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patilwa is Purniya Junction, about 6.2 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 Patilwa.

Patilwa is about 11 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patilwa is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Purniya Junction is about 6.2 km away. Kasba is about 9.7 km away. Purnia East is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.