About Patan Village

Patan is a mid sized village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,396, made up of 708 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Jiwati
Pincode	442908
Area (hectares)	555 hectares
Population	1,396
Male Population	708
Female Population	688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 555 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

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 50 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 24 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	Jiwati	10 km
Nearest town	Chāndur	23 km
Nearest railway station	Gadchandur	24 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	50 km

Villages closest to Patan

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

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Common questions about Patan

As per the Census of India 2011, Patan village had a population of 1,396. That makes it the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Patan village has 708 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patan has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Patan is 442908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patan covers 555 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patan falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Patan is Gadchandur, about 24 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 50 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patan is in Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Jiwati is about 10 km away. Chāndur is about 23 km away. Gadchandur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.