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About Patwa Village

Patwa is a small village in Godda tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 182 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Godda
Pincode 814133
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 182
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patwa compares

By the 2011 count Patwa is the 149th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Patwa

Patwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patwa as Available within 5 - 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 Patwa from other places

Patwa lies about 6.5 km from Godda. 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 Patwa
Nearest railway station Godda 6.5 km

Villages closest to Patwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patwa village had a population of 343. That makes it the 149th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Patwa village has 182 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patwa has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Patwa is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patwa covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patwa falls under Godda tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patwa is Godda, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance for Patwa.

Patwa is about 6.5 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patwa is in Godda tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Motia (under 2 km), Malhra (2.1 km) and Nayabad (2.2 km).

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

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