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About Pathra Village

Pathra is a mid sized village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,944, made up of 1,009 males and 935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Hussainabad
Pincode 822116
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 1,944
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathra compares

By the 2011 count Pathra is the 18th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Pathra

Pathra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pathra as Available within 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 Pathra from other places

Pathra lies about 26 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Radhagaon, about 10 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 Pathra
Nearest railway station Radhagaon 10 km
Nearest town Phusro 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hussainabad 26 km
District headquarters Palamu 26 km

Villages closest to Pathra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathra village had a population of 1,944. That makes it the 18th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Pathra village has 1,009 males and 935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathra has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Pathra is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathra covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathra falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pathra is Radhagaon, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pathra.

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

Pathra is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Radhagaon is about 10 km away. Phusro is about 18 km away. Hussainabad 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 Bardiha (5.6 km), Karimandih (7.5 km) and Kamgarpur (8.2 km).

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

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