About Patharia Village

Patharia is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 282 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	247 hectares
Population	558
Male Population	282
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Patharia compares

By the 2011 count Patharia is the 90th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Patharia

Patharia 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 Patharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patharia from other places

Patharia lies about 60 km from Dumka. 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 Patharia
Nearest town	Godda	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	27 km
District headquarters	Dumka	60 km

Villages closest to Patharia

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

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Common questions about Patharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharia village had a population of 558. That makes it the 90th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Patharia village has 282 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharia has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Patharia is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharia covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharia falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Patharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Patharia.

Patharia is about 60 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharia is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Godda is about 3.4 km away. Ramgarh is about 27 km away. Dumka is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.