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About Patharra Village

Patharra is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 307 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 495557
Area (hectares) 248.85 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 307
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharra compares

By the 2011 count Patharra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 248.85 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

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 5 - 10 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 Patharra from other places

Patharra lies about 121 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 65 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 Kawardha 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 65 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 121 km

Villages closest to Patharra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawagarh 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 583. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Patharra village has 307 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharra has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Patharra is 495557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharra covers 248.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharra falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Patharra is Hathbandh, about 65 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 - 10 km distance for Patharra.

Patharra is about 121 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharra is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kawardha is about 18 km away. Nawagarh is about 27 km away. Hathbandh is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (8.5 km), Khaira (10.0 km) and Khairtal (10.0 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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