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About Patgachha Village

Patgachha is a mid sized village in Gumla tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 496 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patgachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patgachha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Gumla
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 415.63 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 496
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patgachha compares

By the 2011 count Patgachha is the 62nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 415.63 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Patgachha

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

Patgachha lies about 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 40 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 Patgachha
Tehsil headquarters Gumla 18 km
Nearest town Gumlā 18 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 40 km

Villages closest to Patgachha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patgachha village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Patgachha village has 496 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patgachha has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Patgachha is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patgachha covers 415.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patgachha falls under Gumla tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patgachha is Lohardaga, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Patgachha.

Patgachha is about 18 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patgachha is in Gumla tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā is about 18 km away. Lohardaga is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotam (1.7 km), Hethjori (1.9 km) and Chuhru (2.3 km).

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

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