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About Pattharkhan Village

Pattharkhan is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 680 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pattharkhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pattharkhan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 289.15 hectares
Population 1,312
Male Population 680
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pattharkhan compares

By the 2011 count Pattharkhan is the 36th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 289.15 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Pattharkhan

Pattharkhan 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 Pattharkhan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pattharkhan from other places

Pattharkhan lies about 17 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 1.9 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 Pattharkhan
Nearest railway station Belha 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 3.5 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 17 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 17 km

Villages closest to Pattharkhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pattharkhan village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 36th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Pattharkhan village has 680 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pattharkhan has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Pattharkhan is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pattharkhan covers 289.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pattharkhan falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pattharkhan is Belha, about 1.9 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pattharkhan.

Pattharkhan is about 17 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pattharkhan is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 1.9 km away. Bilha is about 3.5 km away. Bilaspur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umariya (under 2 km), Bhaisbod (1.5 km) and Deokirari (2.1 km).

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

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