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About Patanpur Village

Patanpur is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 327 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 814166
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 327
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patanpur compares

By the 2011 count Patanpur is the 45th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Patanpur

Patanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Patanpur from other places

Patanpur lies about 141 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 6.4 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 Patanpur
Nearest railway station Ekchari 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 8.7 km
Nearest town Colgong 10 km
District headquarters Jamtara 141 km

Villages closest to Patanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patanpur village had a population of 652. That makes it the 45th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Patanpur village has 327 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patanpur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Patanpur is 814166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patanpur covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patanpur falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patanpur is Ekchari, about 6.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patanpur.

Patanpur is about 141 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patanpur is in Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Ekchari is about 6.4 km away. Fatehpur is about 8.7 km away. Colgong is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danr (6.5 km), Dighria (8.4 km) and Madhua Chak (8.5 km).

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

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