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About Patan Village

Patan is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,386, made up of 743 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2518.88 hectares hectares.

Patan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 2518.88 hectares
Population 1,386
Male Population 743
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patan compares

By the 2011 count Patan is the 32nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 2518.88 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Patan

Patan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patan as Available within village. 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 Patan from other places

Patan lies about 44 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, about 37 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 Patan
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 10 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 10 km
Nearest railway station Ishanagar 37 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Patan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patan village had a population of 1,386. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Patan village has 743 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patan has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

Patan covers 2518.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patan falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patan is Ishanagar, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Patan.

Patan is about 44 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patan is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 10 km away. Bijāwar is about 10 km away. Ishanagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairagarh (2.4 km), Berkhedi (4.6 km) and Gulat (4.9 km).

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

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