About Patharghata Village

Patharghata is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 364 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharghata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731204
Area (hectares)	189.54 hectares
Population	762
Male Population	364
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
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 Patharghata compares

By the 2011 count Patharghata is the 90th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 189.54 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Patharghata

Patharghata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patharghata 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 Patharghata from other places

Patharghata lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 6.2 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 Patharghata
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	6.2 km
Nearest town	Pakur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bolpur Sriniketan	30 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	30 km

Villages closest to Patharghata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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.

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Common questions about Patharghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharghata village had a population of 762. That makes it the 90th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Patharghata village has 364 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharghata has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Patharghata is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharghata covers 189.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharghata falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patharghata is Banshlai Bridge, about 6.2 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 Patharghata.

Patharghata is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharghata is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 6.2 km away. Pakur is about 18 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.