About Patharia Village

Patharia is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 329 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	644
Male Population	329
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Patharia compares

By the 2011 count Patharia is the 65th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Patharia

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

Patharia lies about 51 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Mohanpur, about 2.0 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 Patharia
Nearest railway station	Mohanpur	2.0 km
Nearest town	Deoghar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	24 km
District headquarters	Dumka	51 km

Villages closest to Patharia

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 Patharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharia village had a population of 644. That makes it the 65th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Patharia village has 329 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharia has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Patharia covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patharia falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patharia is Mohanpur, about 2.0 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 Patharia.

Patharia is about 51 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharia is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Mohanpur is about 2.0 km away. Deoghar is about 11 km away. Saraiyahat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.