About Patna Village

Patna is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,062, made up of 1,052 males and 1,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patna village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barharwa
Pincode	816119
Area (hectares)	134 hectares
Population	2,062
Male Population	1,052
Female Population	1,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patna compares

By the 2011 count Patna is the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Patna

Patna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patna 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patna from other places

Patna lies about 46 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 1.8 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 Patna
Nearest railway station	Barharwa Junction	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barharwa	2.0 km
Nearest town	Farakka	14 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	46 km

Villages closest to Patna

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 Patna

As per the Census of India 2011, Patna village had a population of 2,062. That makes it the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Patna village has 1,052 males and 1,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patna has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Patna is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patna covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patna falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patna is Barharwa Junction, about 1.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Patna.

Patna is about 46 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patna is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 1.8 km away. Barharwa is about 2.0 km away. Farakka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.