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About Patharghata Village

Patharghata is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 385 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharghata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 385
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharghata compares

By the 2011 count Patharghata is the 51st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Patharghata

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

Patharghata lies about 30 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 24 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 Patharghata
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 24 km
Nearest town Dumka 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 30 km
District headquarters Jamtara 30 km

Villages closest to Patharghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharghata village had a population of 770. That makes it the 51st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Patharghata village has 385 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharghata has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Patharghata is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharghata covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharghata falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patharghata is Basukinath Railway Station, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Patharghata.

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

Patharghata is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 24 km away. Dumka is about 29 km away. Nala 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 Aranga Kasta (2.1 km), Raghunathpur (4.2 km) and Khaira (4.7 km).

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

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