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About Patharia Village

Patharia is a large village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,203, made up of 1,110 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharia village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491001
Area (hectares) 645.49 hectares
Population 2,203
Male Population 1,110
Female Population 1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharia compares

By the 2011 count Patharia is the 17th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 645.49 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Patharia

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

Patharia lies about 14 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Durg Junction, about 13 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 Patharia
Nearest railway station Durg Junction 13 km
Nearest town Jāmul 14 km
District headquarters Durg 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 15 km

Villages closest to Patharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharia village had a population of 2,203. That makes it the 17th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Patharia village has 1,110 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharia has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Patharia is 491001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharia covers 645.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharia falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Patharia is Durg Junction, about 13 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 Patharia.

Patharia is about 14 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharia is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Durg Junction is about 13 km away. Jāmul is about 14 km away. Durg is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doma (under 2 km), Boribuzurg (4.2 km) and Dania (4.9 km).

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

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