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About Patalpur Village

Patalpur is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 180 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 274.78 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 180
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patalpur compares

By the 2011 count Patalpur is the 63rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 274.78 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Patalpur

Patalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patalpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patalpur from other places

Patalpur lies about 65 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 3.4 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 Patalpur
Nearest railway station Panchra 3.4 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 65 km

Villages closest to Patalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patalpur village had a population of 337. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Patalpur village has 180 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patalpur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Patalpur is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patalpur covers 274.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patalpur falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patalpur is Panchra, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patalpur.

Patalpur is about 65 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patalpur is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Panchra is about 3.4 km away. Dubrājpur is about 4.8 km away. Rajnagar 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 Baraghata (2.7 km), Adampur (3.2 km) and Padampur (3.2 km).

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

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