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About Patar Village

Patar is one of the larger villages in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,259, made up of 2,612 males and 2,647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1795.2 hectares hectares.

Patar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Area (hectares) 1795.2 hectares
Population 5,259
Male Population 2,612
Female Population 2,647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patar compares

By the 2011 count Patar is the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 1795.2 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Patar

Patar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Patar from other places

Patar lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chhata Aschaura, about 22 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 Patar
Nearest town Maniar 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Andar 12 km
Nearest railway station Chhata Aschaura 22 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Patar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patar village had a population of 5,259. That makes it the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Patar village has 2,612 males and 2,647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patar has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Patar covers 1795.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patar falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Patar is Chhata Aschaura, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Patar.

Patar is about 26 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patar is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Maniar is about 5.6 km away. Andar is about 12 km away. Chhata Aschaura 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 Sonkara Sani (2.0 km), Rakauli (2.1 km) and Rakauli Khap (2.1 km).

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

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