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About Patharchali Village

Patharchali is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 39 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharchali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharchali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 13.2 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 39
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharchali compares

By the 2011 count Patharchali is the 286th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 13.2 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Patharchali

Patharchali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patharchali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Patharchali from other places

Patharchali lies about 21 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 13 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 Patharchali
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 13 km
District headquarters Pakur 21 km

Villages closest to Patharchali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharchali village had a population of 81. That makes it the 286th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Patharchali village has 39 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharchali has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Patharchali is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharchali covers 13.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patharchali falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patharchali is Banshlai Bridge, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Patharchali.

Patharchali is about 21 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharchali is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 3.3 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 13 km away. Pakur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur Urf Patharchali (under 2 km), Madhupur Urf Patharchali (under 2 km) and Solapetia (under 2 km).

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

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