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About Patahi Village

Patahi is a large village in Bairgania tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,938, made up of 2,566 males and 2,372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bairgania
Pincode 843313
Area (hectares) 281 hectares
Population 4,938
Male Population 2,566
Female Population 2,372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Patahi compares

By the 2011 count Patahi is the 8th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,698 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Patahi

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

Patahi lies about 33 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Phenhara, about 3.9 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 Patahi
Nearest railway station Phenhara 3.9 km
Nearest town Pakridayal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bairgania 22 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 33 km

Villages closest to Patahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patahi village had a population of 4,938. That makes it the 8th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,698 residents.

Patahi village has 2,566 males and 2,372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patahi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Patahi is 843313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patahi covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patahi falls under Bairgania tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patahi is Phenhara, about 3.9 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 Patahi.

Patahi is about 33 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patahi is in Bairgania tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Phenhara is about 3.9 km away. Pakridayal is about 11 km away. Bairgania is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piprahi Jamalpur (16 km), Piprahi Sultanpur (16 km) and Pachtaki Ram (23 km).

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

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