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About Patoda Village

Patoda is a mid sized village in Farasgaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 487 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patoda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Farasgaon
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 487
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patoda compares

By the 2011 count Patoda is the 34th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1039.

Getting to Patoda

Patoda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patoda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Patoda from other places

Patoda lies about 92 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 40 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 Patoda
Tehsil headquarters Farasgaon 19 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 40 km
District headquarters Bastar 92 km

Villages closest to Patoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patoda village had a population of 997. That makes it the 34th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Patoda village has 487 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patoda has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Patoda is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patoda covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patoda falls under Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Patoda is Antagarh, about 40 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patoda.

Patoda is about 92 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patoda is in Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district. Farasgaon is about 19 km away. Nārāinpur is about 30 km away. Antagarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paroda (under 2 km), Kanhargaon (2.7 km) and Gawadi (3.1 km).

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

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