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About Pathra Village

Pathra is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 239 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 239
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Pathra compares

By the 2011 count Pathra is the 41st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Pathra

Pathra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pathra 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 Pathra from other places

Pathra lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 50 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 Pathra
Nearest town Sherghāti 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 32 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 50 km

Villages closest to Pathra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 Pathra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathra village had a population of 462. That makes it the 41st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Pathra village has 239 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathra has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Pathra is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathra covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathra falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pathra is Rafiganj, about 50 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 Pathra.

Pathra is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathra is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 28 km away. Mayur Hand is about 32 km away. Chatra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansdih (5.4 km), Nima (6.2 km) and Partappur (8.3 km).

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

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