About Patara Village

Patara is a large village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,142, made up of 1,113 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Meral
Pincode	822133
Area (hectares)	209 hectares
Population	2,142
Male Population	1,113
Female Population	1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Patara compares

By the 2011 count Patara is the 18th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Patara

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

Patara lies about 7.7 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Tolra, about 5.1 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 Patara
Nearest railway station	Tolra	5.1 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meral	18 km

Villages closest to Patara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patara village had a population of 2,142. That makes it the 18th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Patara village has 1,113 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patara has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Patara is 822133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patara covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patara falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patara is Tolra, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance for Patara.

Patara is about 7.7 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patara is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Tolra is about 5.1 km away. Garhwa is about 7.7 km away. Meral is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.