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About Patnibana Village

Patnibana is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 148 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patnibana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patnibana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 148
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Patnibana compares

By the 2011 count Patnibana is the 63rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Patnibana

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

How far is Patnibana from other places

Patnibana lies about 39 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about under 2 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 Patnibana
Nearest railway station Bakudi under 2 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 19 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 39 km

Villages closest to Patnibana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patnibana village had a population of 312. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Patnibana village has 148 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patnibana has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Patnibana is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patnibana covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patnibana falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patnibana is Bakudi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Patnibana.

Patnibana is about 39 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patnibana is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about under 2 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Taljhari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitapahar (under 2 km), Chalpahar (under 2 km) and Bakudih (under 2 km).

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

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