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About Patakela Village

Patakela is a mid sized village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 327 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patakela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patakela village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 431.8 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 327
Female Population 322
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 Patakela compares

By the 2011 count Patakela is the 92nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 431.8 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Patakela

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

Patakela lies about 46 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 66 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 Patakela
Tehsil headquarters Bagicha 29 km
District headquarters Jashpur 46 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 66 km

Villages closest to Patakela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patakela village had a population of 649. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Patakela village has 327 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patakela 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Patakela is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patakela covers 431.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patakela falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Patakela is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 66 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 Patakela.

Patakela is about 46 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patakela is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district. Bagicha is about 29 km away. Jashpur is about 46 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandripani (18 km), Ranpur (23 km) and Kurdeg (25 km).

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

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