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About Patsar Village

Patsar is a large village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,262, made up of 1,180 males and 1,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patsar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 2,262
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patsar compares

By the 2011 count Patsar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Patsar

Patsar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patsar as Available within 5 - 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 Patsar from other places

Patsar 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 Patsar
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 3.0 km
District headquarters Dumka 23 km

Villages closest to Patsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patsar village had a population of 2,262. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Patsar village has 1,180 males and 1,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patsar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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

Patsar covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patsar falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patsar 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Patsar.

Patsar 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.

Patsar is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 2.8 km away. Jarmundi is about 3.0 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 Patsara (under 2 km), Tilberia (under 2 km) and Jamdhara (under 2 km).

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

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