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About Patra Village

Patra is a mid sized village in Memari I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 290 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari I
Pincode 713146
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 290
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Patra compares

By the 2011 count Patra is the 95th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Patra

Patra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patra 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 Patra from other places

Patra lies about 34 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Patrasayer, about 2.3 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 Patra
Nearest railway station Patrasayer 2.3 km
Nearest town Sonāmukhi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Memari I 34 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 34 km

Villages closest to Patra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Memari I 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 580. That makes it the 95th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Patra village has 290 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Patra is 713146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patra covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patra falls under Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patra is Patrasayer, about 2.3 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 Patra.

Patra is about 34 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patra is in Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Patrasayer is about 2.3 km away. Sonāmukhi is about 17 km away. Memari I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghosh (17 km), Jayrampur (32 km) and Sahanagar (34 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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