About Pathrakata Village

Pathrakata is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 125 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathrakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathrakata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	218 hectares
Population	246
Male Population	125
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathrakata compares

By the 2011 count Pathrakata is the 161st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Pathrakata

Pathrakata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pathrakata as Available within village. 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 Pathrakata from other places

Pathrakata lies about 29 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 4.1 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 Pathrakata
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	4.1 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	29 km
District headquarters	Dumka	29 km

Villages closest to Pathrakata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathrakata village had a population of 246. That makes it the 161st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Pathrakata village has 125 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathrakata has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Pathrakata is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathrakata covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pathrakata falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pathrakata is Harinsing, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pathrakata.

Pathrakata is about 29 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathrakata is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 4.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 26 km away. Shikaripara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.