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About Patharghata Village

Patharghata is a mid sized village in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,716, made up of 868 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharghata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakaur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 50.88 hectares
Population 1,716
Male Population 868
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Patharghata compares

By the 2011 count Patharghata is the 40th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 50.88 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Patharghata

Patharghata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patharghata 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 <5 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 8.3 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Nagarnabi, about 2.5 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 Nagarnabi 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakaur 8.3 km
District headquarters Pakur 8.3 km

Villages closest to Patharghata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakaur 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 1,716. That makes it the 40th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Patharghata village has 868 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharghata has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Patharghata is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharghata covers 50.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patharghata falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patharghata is Nagarnabi, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Patharghata.

Patharghata is about 8.3 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharghata is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Nagarnabi is about 2.5 km away. Pakaur is about 8.3 km away. Pakur is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasipur (under 2 km), Atagoli (under 2 km) and Gauripur (under 2 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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