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About Patakocha Village

Patakocha is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 217 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patakocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patakocha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 217
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Patakocha compares

By the 2011 count Patakocha is the 147th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Patakocha

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

Patakocha lies about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 14 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 Patakocha
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 14 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 28 km

Villages closest to Patakocha

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 Patakocha

As per the Census of India 2011, Patakocha village had a population of 432. That makes it the 147th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Patakocha village has 217 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patakocha has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Patakocha is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patakocha covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Patakocha is Haludpukur, about 14 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 Patakocha.

Patakocha is about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patakocha is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 7.3 km away. Haludpukur is about 14 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandu (under 2 km), Maharajganj (under 2 km) and Richituka (1.9 km).

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

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