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About Patala Village

Patala is a large village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,230, made up of 1,145 males and 1,085 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.71 hectares hectares.

Patala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 634.71 hectares
Population 2,230
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 1,085
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patala compares

By the 2011 count Patala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 634.71 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Patala

Patala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patala from other places

Patala lies about 36 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Majri Khadan, about 2.7 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 Patala
Nearest railway station Majri Khadan 2.7 km
Nearest town Wani 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 12 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 36 km

Villages closest to Patala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patala village had a population of 2,230. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Patala village has 1,145 males and 1,085 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patala has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Patala covers 634.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patala falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Patala is Majri Khadan, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Patala.

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

Patala is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Majri Khadan is about 2.7 km away. Wani is about 9.7 km away. Bhadravati 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 Ralegaon (1.8 km), Ralegaon Tola (1.8 km) and Naglon (2.2 km).

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

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