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About Patjor Village

Patjor is a small village in Kundhit tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 191 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patjor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patjor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Kundhit
Pincode 815359
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 191
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patjor compares

By the 2011 count Patjor is the 79th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 550 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Patjor

Patjor is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Patjor as Available within 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 Patjor from other places

Patjor lies about 32 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 22 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 Patjor
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 22 km
Nearest town Dumka 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundhit 32 km
District headquarters Jamtara 32 km

Villages closest to Patjor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patjor village had a population of 381. That makes it the 79th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 550 residents.

Patjor village has 191 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patjor has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Patjor is 815359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patjor covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patjor falls under Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patjor is Basukinath Railway Station, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Patjor.

Patjor is about 32 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patjor is in Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 22 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Kundhit is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amba Patanpur (1.6 km), Durgapur (2.4 km) and Marbhanga (2.6 km).

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

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