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About Pathakpur Village

Pathakpur is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 52 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathakpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 52
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathakpur compares

By the 2011 count Pathakpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1002.

Getting to Pathakpur

Pathakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pathakpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pathakpur from other places

Pathakpur lies about 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 31 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 Pathakpur
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 7.6 km
District headquarters Gumla 25 km
Nearest town Gumlā 25 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 31 km

Villages closest to Pathakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathakpur village had a population of 113. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Pathakpur village has 52 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathakpur has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Pathakpur is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathakpur covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pathakpur falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pathakpur is Lohardaga, about 31 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 village for Pathakpur.

Pathakpur is about 25 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathakpur is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 7.6 km away. Gumla is about 25 km away. Gumlā is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundo (under 2 km), Shiwserang (under 2 km) and Lalpur (1.5 km).

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

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