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About Patratu Village

Patratu is one of the larger villages in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,941, made up of 3,016 males and 2,925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2262 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patratu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patratu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Chanho
Pincode 825214
Area (hectares) 2262 hectares
Population 5,941
Male Population 3,016
Female Population 2,925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patratu compares

By the 2011 count Patratu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 2262 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Patratu

Patratu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patratu as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patratu from other places

Patratu lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 12 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 Patratu
Nearest railway station Bingaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanho 24 km
Nearest town Rātu 27 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Patratu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patratu village had a population of 5,941. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Patratu village has 3,016 males and 2,925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patratu has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Patratu is 825214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patratu covers 2262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patratu falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patratu is Bingaon, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Patratu.

Patratu is about 28 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patratu is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Bingaon is about 12 km away. Chanho is about 24 km away. Rātu 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 Lupunga (7.6 km), Kataiya (8.1 km) and Rol (8.4 km).

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

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