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About Patna Village

Patna is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 131 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 129.63 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 131
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patna compares

By the 2011 count Patna is the 36th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 129.63 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Patna

Patna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Patna from other places

Patna lies about 42 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 7.3 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 Patna
Nearest town Rishīkesh 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 42 km

Villages closest to Patna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patna village had a population of 267. That makes it the 36th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Patna village has 131 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patna has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Patna is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patna covers 129.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patna falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Patna is Rishikesh, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Patna.

Patna is about 42 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patna is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 6.8 km away. Rishikesh is about 7.3 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haldogi (under 2 km), Bhadashi (2.0 km) and Dhunar Gaon (2.7 km).

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

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