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About Patharghara Village

Patharghara is a mid sized village in Musabani tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,006 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharghara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Musabani
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 404 hectares
Population 1,983
Male Population 1,006
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharghara compares

By the 2011 count Patharghara is the 8th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Patharghara

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

Patharghara lies about 11 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 6.2 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 Patharghara
Tehsil headquarters Musabani 3.3 km
Nearest town Mushābani 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Ghatsila 6.2 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Patharghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharghara village had a population of 1,983. That makes it the 8th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents.

Patharghara village has 1,006 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharghara has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Patharghara is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharghara covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharghara falls under Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patharghara is Ghatsila, about 6.2 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 village for Patharghara.

Patharghara is about 11 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharghara is in Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Musabani is about 3.3 km away. Mushābani is about 3.3 km away. Ghatsila is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surda (under 2 km), Sohada (3.2 km) and Musabani (3.3 km).

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

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