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About Patharghata Village

Patharghata is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 305 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, 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 Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 121.48 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 305
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patharghata compares

By the 2011 count Patharghata is the 124th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 121.48 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Patharghata

Patharghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patharghata 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 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 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Mallarpur 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Patharghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharghata village had a population of 592. That makes it the 124th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Patharghata village has 305 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharghata has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Patharghata is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharghata covers 121.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharghata falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patharghata is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patharghata.

Patharghata is about 20 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 Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankhatipur (under 2 km), Hatara (under 2 km) and Kshatipur (under 2 km).

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

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