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About Patan Village

Patan is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 710 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 529.37 hectares
Population 1,453
Male Population 710
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patan compares

By the 2011 count Patan is the 33rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 529.37 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Patan

Patan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patan from other places

Patan lies about 79 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 6.5 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 Patan
Nearest railway station Nipania 6.5 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 79 km

Villages closest to Patan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patan village had a population of 1,453. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Patan village has 710 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patan has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Patan is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patan covers 529.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patan falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Patan is Nipania, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patan.

Patan is about 79 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patan is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 6.5 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 17 km away. Bhatapara 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 Gudeliya (1.5 km), Dhaneli (2.0 km) and Chamarguda (2.8 km).

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

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