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About Patharkua Village

Patharkua is a large village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,607, made up of 1,336 males and 1,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharkua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharkua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode 828205
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 2,607
Male Population 1,336
Female Population 1,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patharkua compares

By the 2011 count Patharkua is the 15th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Patharkua

Patharkua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patharkua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panchmahali, Panredi, Panrra and Panrrabejra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Patharkua

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharkua village had a population of 2,607. That makes it the 15th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Patharkua village has 1,336 males and 1,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharkua has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Patharkua is 828205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharkua covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patharkua falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Patharkua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Patharkua.

Patharkua is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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