About Pathara Village

Pathara is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 605 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	1,214
Male Population	605
Female Population	609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathara compares

By the 2011 count Pathara is the 24th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Pathara

Pathara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pathara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pathara from other places

Pathara lies about 71 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 3.1 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 Pathara
Nearest railway station	Panjwara Road	3.1 km
Nearest town	Bānka	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	71 km

Villages closest to Pathara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathara village had a population of 1,214. That makes it the 24th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Pathara village has 605 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathara has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Pathara is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathara covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathara falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pathara is Panjwara Road, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pathara.

Pathara is about 71 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathara is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Panjwara Road is about 3.1 km away. Bānka is about 12 km away. Saraiyahat is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.