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About Patharchal Village

Patharchal is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 178 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharchal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharchal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ranishwar
Pincode 814148
Area (hectares) 77.86 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 178
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharchal compares

By the 2011 count Patharchal is the 86th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 77.86 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Patharchal

Patharchal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patharchal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panch Pahari, Parabathan, Pariharpur and Parpalsa. 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 Patharchal

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharchal village had a population of 364. That makes it the 86th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Patharchal village has 178 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharchal has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Patharchal is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharchal covers 77.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharchal falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Patharchal notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Patharchal.

Patharchal is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka 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 Patharchal today is likely to be higher.

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