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About Pathara Village

Pathara is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 805 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 363 hectares
Population 1,564
Male Population 805
Female Population 759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Pathara compares

By the 2011 count Pathara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Pathara

Pathara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pathara 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 Pathara from other places

Pathara lies about 27 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 18 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 Pathara
Tehsil headquarters Borio 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 27 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 27 km

Villages closest to Pathara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathara village had a population of 1,564. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Pathara village has 805 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathara has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Pathara is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathara covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pathara falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pathara is Kalian Chak, about 18 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 Pathara.

Pathara is about 27 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathara is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 3.9 km away. Kalian Chak is about 18 km away. Sahibganj 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 Chasganwan (under 2 km), Lilatanr (under 2 km) and Dhanela (under 2 km).

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

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