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About Patrapali Village

Patrapali is a small village in Bansjor tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 108 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patrapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patrapali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bansjor
Pincode 835226
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 108
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patrapali compares

By the 2011 count Patrapali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Patrapali

Patrapali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patrapali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Patrapali from other places

Patrapali lies about 26 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 9.8 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 Patrapali
Tehsil headquarters Bansjor 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 9.8 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 13 km
District headquarters Simdega 26 km

Villages closest to Patrapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patrapali village had a population of 237. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents.

Patrapali village has 108 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patrapali has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Patrapali is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patrapali covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patrapali falls under Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Patrapali is Biramitrapur, about 9.8 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 village for Patrapali.

Patrapali is about 26 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patrapali is in Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district. Bansjor is about 7.4 km away. Biramitrapur is about 9.8 km away. Birmitrapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhukumunda (under 2 km), Targa (under 2 km) and Sakambahar (1.5 km).

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

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