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About Patharbhanga Village

Patharbhanga is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 194 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharbhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharbhanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 194
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharbhanga compares

By the 2011 count Patharbhanga is the 160th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Patharbhanga

Patharbhanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patharbhanga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Patharbhanga from other places

Patharbhanga lies about 72 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 6.5 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 Patharbhanga
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 6.5 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 30 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 72 km

Villages closest to Patharbhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharbhanga village had a population of 396. That makes it the 160th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Patharbhanga village has 194 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharbhanga has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Patharbhanga is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharbhanga covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patharbhanga falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patharbhanga is Singhpokharia, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance for Patharbhanga.

Patharbhanga is about 72 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharbhanga is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Singhpokharia is about 6.5 km away. Chāībāsa is about 11 km away. Potka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gitildi (6.7 km), Khursi (7.5 km) and Dukurdiha (8.5 km).

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

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