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About Patharpur Village

Patharpur is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 185 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 122.16 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 185
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patharpur compares

By the 2011 count Patharpur is the 126th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 122.16 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Patharpur

Patharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patharpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patharpur from other places

Patharpur lies about 30 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 27 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 Patharpur
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 27 km
District headquarters Godda 30 km

Villages closest to Patharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharpur village had a population of 377. That makes it the 126th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Patharpur village has 185 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharpur has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Patharpur is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharpur covers 122.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharpur falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patharpur is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Patharpur.

Patharpur is about 30 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharpur is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 8.7 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 27 km away. Godda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babupur Mal (under 2 km), Dhankurda (4.2 km) and Dumra (6.6 km).

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

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