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About Paterhia Village

Paterhia is a mid sized village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 669 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paterhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paterhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Pincode 841403
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 669
Female Population 718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paterhia compares

By the 2011 count Paterhia is the 73rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Paterhia

Paterhia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paterhia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paterhia from other places

Paterhia lies about 5.9 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 11 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 Paterhia
District headquarters Saran 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 11 km
Nearest railway station Ekma 11 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 18 km

Villages closest to Paterhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paterhia village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Paterhia village has 669 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paterhia has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Paterhia is 841403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paterhia covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paterhia falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paterhia is Ekma, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Paterhia is about 5.9 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paterhia is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 5.9 km away. Baniapur is about 11 km away. Ekma is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatwa Khurd (under 2 km), Lauwa Kalan (1.8 km) and Chhatwan Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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