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About Patusola Village

Patusola is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 239 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patusola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patusola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ranishwar
Pincode 814148
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 239
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
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 Patusola compares

By the 2011 count Patusola is the 66th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Patusola

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

Patusola lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 18 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 Patusola
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 18 km
Nearest town Siuri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranishwar 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 33 km

Villages closest to Patusola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patusola village had a population of 493. That makes it the 66th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Patusola village has 239 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patusola has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Patusola covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patusola falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patusola is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 18 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 Patusola.

Patusola is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patusola is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 18 km away. Siuri is about 20 km away. Ranishwar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agar (2.1 km), Narayanpur (6.5 km) and Asanbani (7.6 km).

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

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