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About Patan Village

Patan is a small village in Aron tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 198 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1291 hectares hectares.

Patan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Aron
Area (hectares) 1291 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 198
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patan compares

By the 2011 count Patan is the 110th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 791 residents. Its 1291 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Patan

Patan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 27 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Raghogarh, 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 Patan
Nearest town Rāghogarh 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Raghogarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Aron 14 km
District headquarters Guna 27 km

Villages closest to Patan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aron 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 408. That makes it the 110th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 791 residents.

Patan village has 198 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patan has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Patan covers 1291 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.

Patan falls under Aron tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patan is Raghogarh, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Patan.

Patan is about 27 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patan is in Aron tehsil of Guna district. Rāghogarh is about 9.4 km away. Raghogarh is about 14 km away. Aron is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaisayala (2.2 km), Bhondani (3.5 km) and Sankra (4.0 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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