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About Pathel Village

Pathel is a mid sized village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,028, made up of 534 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 702 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 702 hectares
Population 1,028
Male Population 534
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathel compares

By the 2011 count Pathel is the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 702 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Pathel

Pathel is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pathel as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pathel from other places

Pathel lies about 31 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 27 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 Pathel
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanha Chatti 14 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 27 km
District headquarters Chatra 31 km

Villages closest to Pathel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 Pathel

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathel village had a population of 1,028. That makes it the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Pathel village has 534 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathel has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Pathel is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathel covers 702 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.

Pathel falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pathel is Paharpur, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pathel.

Pathel is about 31 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathel is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Kanha Chatti is about 14 km away. Paharpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisi (3.2 km), Baniabandh (3.3 km) and Garia (3.8 km).

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

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