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About Patau Kalan Village

Patau Kalan is a mid sized village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 607 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1740.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patau Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patau Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344032
Area (hectares) 1740.25 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 607
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patau Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Patau Kalan is the 87th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 1740.25 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 917.

Getting to Patau Kalan

Patau Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patau Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Patau Kalan from other places

Patau Kalan lies about 103 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Janiyana, about 15 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 Patau Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 14 km
Nearest railway station Janiyana 15 km
Nearest town Balotra 20 km
District headquarters Barmer 103 km

Villages closest to Patau Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachpadra 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 Patau Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Patau Kalan village had a population of 1,175. That makes it the 87th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Patau Kalan village has 607 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patau Kalan has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Patau Kalan is 344032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patau Kalan covers 1740.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patau Kalan falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Patau Kalan is Janiyana, about 15 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 village for Patau Kalan.

Patau Kalan is about 103 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patau Kalan is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Pachpadra is about 14 km away. Janiyana is about 15 km away. Balotra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patau Khurd (under 2 km), Gharsika Bara (6.1 km) and Rewara Barthan (6.2 km).

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

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