About Patan Village

Patan is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 411 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Patan
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	221 hectares
Population	787
Male Population	411
Female Population	376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Patan compares

By the 2011 count Patan is the 61st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Patan

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

Patan lies about 30 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 8.0 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 Patan
Nearest railway station	Chegro	8.0 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	21 km
District headquarters	Palamu	30 km

Villages closest to Patan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patan village had a population of 787. That makes it the 61st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Patan village has 411 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patan has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

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

Patan covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patan falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patan is Chegro, about 8.0 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 Patan.

Patan is about 30 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patan is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Chegro is about 8.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 21 km away. Palamu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.