About Patagain Village

Patagain is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 425 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patagain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patagain village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	293 hectares
Population	859
Male Population	425
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Patagain compares

By the 2011 count Patagain is the 78th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Patagain

Patagain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patagain as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Patagain from other places

Patagain lies about 15 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, 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 Patagain
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	6.2 km
Nearest town	Rātu	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Hundur Halt	12 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	15 km

Villages closest to Patagain

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

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Common questions about Patagain

As per the Census of India 2011, Patagain village had a population of 859. That makes it the 78th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Patagain village has 425 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patagain has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Patagain is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patagain covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patagain falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patagain is Hundur Halt, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Patagain.

Patagain is about 15 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patagain is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 6.2 km away. Rātu is about 9.3 km away. Hundur Halt is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.