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About Patkita Village

Patkita is a mid sized village in Musabani tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 315 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patkita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patkita village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Musabani
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 428 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 315
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patkita compares

By the 2011 count Patkita is the 33rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents. Its 428 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Patkita

Patkita is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patkita 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patkita from other places

Patkita lies about 35 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 7.9 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 Patkita
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 7.9 km
Nearest town Sarjamda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Musabani 27 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 35 km

Villages closest to Patkita

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 Patkita

As per the Census of India 2011, Patkita village had a population of 666. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents.

Patkita village has 315 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patkita has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Patkita covers 428 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Patkita is Haludpukur, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Patkita.

Patkita is about 35 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patkita is in Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Haludpukur is about 7.9 km away. Sarjamda is about 14 km away. Musabani is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonagara (10 km), Jadugora (14 km) and Chapri (19 km).

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

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