About Paterha Village

Paterha is one of the larger villages in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,118, made up of 3,109 males and 3,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393 hectares hectares.

Paterha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paterha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	393 hectares
Population	6,118
Male Population	3,109
Female Population	3,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paterha compares

By the 2011 count Paterha is the 5th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 393 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Paterha

Paterha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 - 10 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 24 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 3.2 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	Sarhari Halt	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	6.2 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	6.2 km
District headquarters	Siwan	24 km

Villages closest to Paterha

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

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Common questions about Paterha

As per the Census of India 2011, Paterha village had a population of 6,118. That makes it the 5th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Paterha village has 3,109 males and 3,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paterha has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Paterha covers 393 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paterha falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paterha is Sarhari Halt, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paterha.

Paterha is about 24 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paterha is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Sarhari Halt is about 3.2 km away. Maharajganj is about 6.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.