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About Patna Village

Patna is a mid sized village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 488 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 552 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 488
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patna compares

By the 2011 count Patna is the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 552 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Patna

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

Patna lies about 26 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 17 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 Patna
Nearest railway station Hehegara Halt 17 km
District headquarters Latehar 26 km
Nearest town Lātehār 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Manika 28 km

Villages closest to Patna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patna village had a population of 967. That makes it the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Patna village has 488 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patna has about 982 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Patna is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patna covers 552 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patna falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patna is Hehegara Halt, about 17 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 village for Patna.

Patna is about 26 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patna is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Hehegara Halt is about 17 km away. Latehar is about 26 km away. Lātehār is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwaia Kalan (2.3 km), Agardih Mandhania (2.8 km) and Betla (2.9 km).

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

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