About Patharia Village

Patharia is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,149, made up of 1,115 males and 1,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barharwa
Pincode	816101
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	2,149
Male Population	1,115
Female Population	1,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patharia compares

By the 2011 count Patharia is the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Patharia

Patharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patharia as Available within 10+ 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 Patharia from other places

Patharia lies about 55 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 4.5 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 Patharia
Nearest railway station	Gumani	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barharwa	10 km
Nearest town	Farakka	13 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	55 km

Villages closest to Patharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharia village had a population of 2,149. That makes it the 24th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Patharia village has 1,115 males and 1,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharia has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Patharia is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharia covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patharia falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patharia is Gumani, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Patharia.

Patharia is about 55 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharia is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Gumani is about 4.5 km away. Barharwa is about 10 km away. Farakka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.