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About Patharchapti Village

Patharchapti is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 343 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharchapti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharchapti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 91.27 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 343
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Patharchapti compares

By the 2011 count Patharchapti is the 49th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 91.27 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Patharchapti

Patharchapti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Patharchapti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patharchapti from other places

Patharchapti lies about 43 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 18 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 Patharchapti
Nearest railway station Jamua 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Devipur 32 km
Nearest town Giridih 33 km
District headquarters Deoghar 43 km

Villages closest to Patharchapti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharchapti village had a population of 661. That makes it the 49th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Patharchapti village has 343 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharchapti has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Patharchapti is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharchapti covers 91.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patharchapti falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patharchapti is Jamua, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Patharchapti.

Patharchapti is about 43 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharchapti is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Jamua is about 18 km away. Devipur is about 32 km away. Giridih 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 Udhwadih (2.4 km), Kapasia (2.5 km) and Kapsa (2.5 km).

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

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