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About Patharra Village

Patharra is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,946, made up of 970 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 724.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 724.09 hectares
Population 1,946
Male Population 970
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharra compares

By the 2011 count Patharra is the 15th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 724.09 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Patharra

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

Patharra lies about 85 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Harri, about 20 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 Patharra
Nearest town Pasān 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 18 km
Nearest railway station Harri 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 85 km

Villages closest to Patharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharra village had a population of 1,946. That makes it the 15th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Patharra village has 970 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharra has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Patharra is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharra covers 724.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharra falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Patharra is Harri, about 20 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 village for Patharra.

Patharra is about 85 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharra is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pasān is about 13 km away. Marwahi is about 18 km away. Harri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolbira (1.9 km), Madai (2.6 km) and Rumga (3.7 km).

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

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