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About Patihar Village

Patihar is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 399 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 414 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patihar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713148
Area (hectares) 111.75 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 399
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 414
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patihar compares

By the 2011 count Patihar is the 73rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 111.75 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 916.

Getting to Patihar

Patihar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patihar as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Narayanpur, Naskarbandh, Nurkona and Paraj. 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 Patihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Patihar village had a population of 564. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Patihar village has 399 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patihar has about 414 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Patihar is 713148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patihar covers 111.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patihar falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Patihar notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Patihar.

Patihar is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Patihar today is likely to be higher.

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