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About Patka Village

Patka is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 353 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 353
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patka compares

By the 2011 count Patka is the 61st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Patka

Patka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patka as Available within <5 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 Patka from other places

Patka lies about 38 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 7.9 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 Patka
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 7.9 km
Nearest town Sarjamda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 16 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 38 km

Villages closest to Patka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patka village had a population of 706. That makes it the 61st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Patka village has 353 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patka has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Patka is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patka covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patka falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patka is Haludpukur, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patka.

Patka is about 38 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patka is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Haludpukur is about 7.9 km away. Sarjamda is about 14 km away. Gobindpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saragchira (7.8 km), Edal (9.3 km) and Hesal (9.9 km).

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

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