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About Patsara Village

Patsara is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 133 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patsara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 133
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Patsara compares

By the 2011 count Patsara is the 196th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 986.

Getting to Patsara

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

Patsara lies about 23 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 2.8 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 Patsara
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 10 km
District headquarters Dumka 23 km

Villages closest to Patsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patsara village had a population of 260. That makes it the 196th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Patsara village has 133 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patsara has about 955 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Patsara is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patsara covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patsara falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patsara is Basukinath Railway Station, about 2.8 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 Patsara.

Patsara is about 23 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patsara is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 2.8 km away. Jama is about 10 km away. Dumka is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jama (10 km), Jamatanr (10 km) and Uparbahal (10 km).

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

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