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About Pathar Village

Pathar is a small village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 225 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 225
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Pathar compares

By the 2011 count Pathar is the 107th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Pathar

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

Pathar lies about 31 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 3.2 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 Pathar
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 15 km
District headquarters Deoghar 31 km

Villages closest to Pathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathar village had a population of 414. That makes it the 107th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Pathar village has 225 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathar has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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

Pathar covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pathar falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pathar is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 3.2 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 Pathar.

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

Pathar is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 3.2 km away. Madhupur is about 15 km away. Deoghar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathaljor (under 2 km), Jariadih (under 2 km) and Bhirkibad (1.9 km).

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

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