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About Paterha Village

Paterha is a mid sized village in Nagra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,870, made up of 961 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paterha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paterha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Nagra
Pincode 841414
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,870
Male Population 961
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paterha compares

By the 2011 count Paterha is the 26th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Paterha

Paterha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paterha 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paterha from other places

Paterha lies about 25 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bahuara Halt, about under 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 Paterha
Nearest railway station Bahuara Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagra 3.9 km
Nearest town Marhaura 12 km
District headquarters Saran 25 km

Villages closest to Paterha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paterha village had a population of 1,870. That makes it the 26th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Paterha village has 961 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paterha has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Paterha is 841414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paterha covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paterha falls under Nagra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paterha is Bahuara Halt, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paterha.

Paterha is about 25 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paterha is in Nagra tehsil of Saran district. Bahuara Halt is about under 2 km away. Nagra is about 3.9 km away. Marhaura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhampur (under 2 km), Tujarpur (under 2 km) and Mahammanpatti (under 2 km).

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

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