About Patra Village

Patra is a mid sized village in Padwa tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,981, made up of 1,006 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Padwa
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	146 hectares
Population	1,981
Male Population	1,006
Female Population	975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Patra compares

By the 2011 count Patra is the 9th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Patra

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

Patra 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 Patra
Nearest railway station	Radhagaon	10 km
Nearest town	Phusro	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padwa	26 km
District headquarters	Palamu	26 km

Villages closest to Patra

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

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Common questions about Patra

As per the Census of India 2011, Patra village had a population of 1,981. That makes it the 9th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Patra village has 1,006 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patra has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Patra is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patra covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patra falls under Padwa tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patra 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Patra.

Patra 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.

Patra is in Padwa tehsil of Palamu district. Radhagaon is about 10 km away. Phusro is about 18 km away. Padwa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.