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About Patuwaha Village

Patuwaha is one of the larger villages in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,493, made up of 2,878 males and 2,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623.3 hectares hectares.

Patuwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patuwaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Kahara
Area (hectares) 623.3 hectares
Population 5,493
Male Population 2,878
Female Population 2,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Patuwaha compares

By the 2011 count Patuwaha is the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 623.3 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Patuwaha

The census records public bus service for Patuwaha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patuwaha from other places

Patuwaha lies about 4.4 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baijnathpur, 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 Patuwaha
Nearest railway station Baijnathpur 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kahara 4.4 km
District headquarters Saharsa 4.4 km

Villages closest to Patuwaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patuwaha village had a population of 5,493. That makes it the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Patuwaha village has 2,878 males and 2,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patuwaha 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 905.

Patuwaha covers 623.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patuwaha falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patuwaha is Baijnathpur, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patuwaha.

Patuwaha is about 4.4 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patuwaha is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Baijnathpur is about 2.5 km away. Kahara is about 4.4 km away. Saharsa is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupnagar (2.2 km), Deojaji (4.7 km) and Solindabad (6.3 km).

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

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