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About Patpur Village

Patpur is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 384 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 384
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patpur compares

By the 2011 count Patpur is the 47th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 983.

Getting to Patpur

Patpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Patpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patpur from other places

Patpur lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 8.3 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 Patpur
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 8.3 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km
Nearest town Būndu 33 km

Villages closest to Patpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patpur village had a population of 734. That makes it the 47th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Patpur village has 384 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Patpur is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patpur covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patpur falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patpur is Bakarkudi, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance for Patpur.

Patpur is about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patpur is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 4.4 km away. Bakarkudi is about 8.3 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumardih (under 2 km), Kristapur (under 2 km) and Jaragora (2.0 km).

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

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