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About Patarhatu Village

Patarhatu is a mid sized village in Kumardungi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 391 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patarhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patarhatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Kumardungi
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 459 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 391
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patarhatu compares

By the 2011 count Patarhatu is the 31st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 459 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Patarhatu

Patarhatu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Patarhatu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patarhatu from other places

Patarhatu lies about 12 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 6.0 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 Patarhatu
Nearest railway station Sonua 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumardungi 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 12 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 17 km

Villages closest to Patarhatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patarhatu village had a population of 754. That makes it the 31st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Patarhatu village has 391 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patarhatu has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Patarhatu is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patarhatu covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patarhatu falls under Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patarhatu is Sonua, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Patarhatu.

Patarhatu is about 12 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patarhatu is in Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 6.0 km away. Kumardungi is about 12 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumirta (1.9 km), Burasai (2.1 km) and Kadamdiha (2.9 km).

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

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