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About Patharya Village

Patharya is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 283 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1558.46 hectares hectares.

Patharya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 1558.46 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 283
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Patharya compares

By the 2011 count Patharya is the 114th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 1558.46 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Patharya

Patharya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Patharya 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 Patharya from other places

Patharya lies about 36 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rajnagar K, about 9.0 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 Patharya
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Rajnagar K 9.0 km
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 12 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 36 km

Villages closest to Patharya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharya village had a population of 543. That makes it the 114th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Patharya village has 283 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharya has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Patharya covers 1558.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patharya falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patharya is Rajnagar K, about 9.0 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 Patharya.

Patharya is about 36 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharya is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Rajnagar is about 8.1 km away. Rajnagar K is about 9.0 km away. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nad (3.3 km), Daharra (4.1 km) and Khajwa (4.3 km).

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

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