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About Patusa Village

Patusa is a mid sized village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 664 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patusa village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Rafiabad
Pincode 193301
Area (hectares) 210.8 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 664
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patusa compares

By the 2011 count Patusa is the 20th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 210.8 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Patusa

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

Patusa lies about 33 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 23 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 Patusa
Nearest town Bandipura 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiabad 28 km
District headquarters Baramula 33 km

Villages closest to Patusa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patusa village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 20th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Patusa village has 664 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patusa has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Patusa is 193301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patusa covers 210.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patusa falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Patusa is Sopur, about 23 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Patusa.

Patusa is about 33 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patusa is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Bandipura is about 4.2 km away. Sopur is about 23 km away. Rafiabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bata Pora Najar (4.2 km), Pakhwara (11 km) and Sare Para Budan (11 km).

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

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