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About Patharghatia Village

Patharghatia is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 96 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharghatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharghatia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 96
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharghatia compares

By the 2011 count Patharghatia is the 127th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Patharghatia

Patharghatia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patharghatia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Patharghatia from other places

Patharghatia lies about 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 16 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 Patharghatia
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr under 2 km
Nearest railway station Chegro 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 20 km

Villages closest to Patharghatia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharghatia village had a population of 208. That makes it the 127th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Patharghatia village has 96 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharghatia has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Patharghatia is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharghatia covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patharghatia falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patharghatia is Chegro, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Patharghatia.

Patharghatia is about 20 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharghatia is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about under 2 km away. Chegro is about 16 km away. Giridih is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatiari (under 2 km), Taratanr (under 2 km) and Pirtanr (under 2 km).

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

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