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About Bara Patma Village

Bara Patma is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 90 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Patma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Patma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 90
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Patma compares

By the 2011 count Bara Patma is the 165th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bara Patma

Bara Patma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Patma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bara Patma from other places

Bara Patma lies about 46 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 Bara Patma
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 8.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 20 km
District headquarters Godda 46 km

Villages closest to Bara Patma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boarijor 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 Bara Patma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Patma village had a population of 173. That makes it the 165th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bara Patma village has 90 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Patma has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bara Patma is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Patma covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Patma falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Patma is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Patma.

Bara Patma is about 46 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Patma is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Boarijor 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 Baisabaran (under 2 km), Bara Amra (under 2 km) and Bara Basgi (under 2 km).

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

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