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About Patrara Village

Patrara is a mid sized village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 561 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patrara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patrara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Sunderbani
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 550 hectares
Population 1,083
Male Population 561
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patrara compares

By the 2011 count Patrara is the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Patrara

Patrara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patrara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Patrara from other places

Patrara lies about 30 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 43 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 Patrara
Tehsil headquarters Sunderbani 6.6 km
District headquarters Rajouri 30 km
Nearest town Akhnūr 33 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 43 km

Villages closest to Patrara

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

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Common questions about Patrara

As per the Census of India 2011, Patrara village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Patrara village has 561 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patrara has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Patrara is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patrara covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patrara falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Patrara is Dugga, about 43 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patrara.

Patrara is about 30 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patrara is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Sunderbani is about 6.6 km away. Rajouri is about 30 km away. Akhnūr is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nala (under 2 km), Patrat (1.6 km) and Bandrahi (2.2 km).

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

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