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About Patna Village

Patna is a small village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 220 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833103
Area (hectares) 460.17 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 220
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Patna compares

By the 2011 count Patna is the 72nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 460.17 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Patna

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

Patna lies about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Posoita, about 5.4 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 Patna
Nearest railway station Posoita 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 14 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 42 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 45 km

Villages closest to Patna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patna village had a population of 417. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Patna village has 220 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patna has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Patna is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patna covers 460.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patna falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patna is Posoita, about 5.4 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 Patna.

Patna is about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patna is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Posoita is about 5.4 km away. Goilkera is about 14 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patnia (under 2 km), Makundpur (1.7 km) and Pokam (3.8 km).

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

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