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About Patharkata Village

Patharkata is a small village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 180 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharkata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722146
Area (hectares) 83.62 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 180
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Patharkata compares

By the 2011 count Patharkata is the 100th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 83.62 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Patharkata

Patharkata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patharkata 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. The nearest villages by name are Paharia, Papurdihi, Patakala and Patalkhuri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Patharkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharkata village had a population of 324. That makes it the 100th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Patharkata village has 180 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharkata has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Patharkata is 722146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharkata covers 83.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharkata falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Patharkata notes the nearest railway station 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 Patharkata.

Patharkata is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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