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About Patkhapur Village

Patkhapur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 93 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patkhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patkhapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272129
Area (hectares) 21.24 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 93
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patkhapur compares

By the 2011 count Patkhapur is the 1103rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 21.24 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Patkhapur

Patkhapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patkhapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Patkhapur from other places

Patkhapur lies about 62 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Anand Nagar Junction, about 3.0 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 Patkhapur
Nearest railway station Anand Nagar Junction 3.0 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 25 km
District headquarters Basti 62 km

Villages closest to Patkhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patkhapur village had a population of 174. That makes it the 1103rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Patkhapur village has 93 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patkhapur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Patkhapur is 272129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patkhapur covers 21.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patkhapur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patkhapur is Anand Nagar Junction, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patkhapur.

Patkhapur is about 62 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patkhapur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Anand Nagar Junction is about 3.0 km away. Mehndāwal is about 19 km away. Harraiya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Payakpur (under 2 km), Nagdeshpur (under 2 km) and Hari Vanshpur (under 2 km).

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

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