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About Patra Village

Patra is a mid sized village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,570, made up of 846 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Pincode 273408
Area (hectares) 183.65 hectares
Population 1,570
Male Population 846
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patra compares

By the 2011 count Patra is the 79th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 183.65 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Patra

Patra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patra from other places

Patra lies about 142 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Khalispur, about 6.6 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 Patra
Nearest railway station Khalispur 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 17 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 28 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 142 km

Villages closest to Patra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patra village had a population of 1,570. That makes it the 79th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Patra village has 846 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patra has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Patra is 273408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patra covers 183.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patra falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patra is Khalispur, about 6.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Patra.

Patra is about 142 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patra is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khalispur is about 6.6 km away. Gola is about 17 km away. Mariāhu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwa Khatun (4.7 km), Barwal Shankar Prasa (4.7 km) and Madaria (5.0 km).

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

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