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About Patna Village

Patna is a large village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,817, made up of 1,410 males and 1,407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 2,817
Male Population 1,410
Female Population 1,407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patna compares

By the 2011 count Patna is the 9th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Patna

Patna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Patna from other places

Patna lies about 63 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 22 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 Patna
Tehsil headquarters Gawan under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 22 km
Nearest town Kodarma 35 km
District headquarters Giridih 63 km

Villages closest to Patna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patna village had a population of 2,817. That makes it the 9th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Patna village has 1,410 males and 1,407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patna has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Patna is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patna covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patna falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patna is Dhanwar, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Patna.

Patna is about 63 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patna is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about under 2 km away. Dhanwar is about 22 km away. Kodarma is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikuli (under 2 km), Bhelwa (under 2 km) and Nagwan (under 2 km).

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

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