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About Pathra Village

Pathra is a mid sized village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 358 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731126
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 358
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Pathra compares

By the 2011 count Pathra is the 47th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Pathra

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

Pathra lies about 4.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 1.6 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 Pathra
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 4.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.0 km

Villages closest to Pathra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathra village had a population of 702. That makes it the 47th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Pathra village has 358 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathra has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Pathra is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathra covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pathra falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pathra is Swadinpur, about 1.6 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 Pathra.

Pathra is about 4.2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathra is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 1.6 km away. Suri I is about 4.2 km away. Birbhum is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathar Chapri (under 2 km), Lambodarpur (under 2 km) and Amrapalan (4.6 km).

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

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