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About Patiram Village

Patiram is one of the larger villages in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,462, made up of 7,047 males and 5,415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 768 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patiram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patiram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733133
Area (hectares) 529.74 hectares
Population 12,462
Male Population 7,047
Female Population 5,415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 768
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 Patiram compares

By the 2011 count Patiram is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 529.74 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Patiram

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

Patiram lies about 16 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallickpur Hat, about 7.6 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 Patiram
Nearest railway station Mallickpur Hat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Balurghat 12 km
Nearest town Bālurghāt 12 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 16 km

Villages closest to Patiram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patiram village had a population of 12,462. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Patiram village has 7,047 males and 5,415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patiram has about 768 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Patiram is 733133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patiram covers 529.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patiram falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patiram is Mallickpur Hat, about 7.6 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 Patiram.

Patiram is about 16 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patiram is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mallickpur Hat is about 7.6 km away. Balurghat is about 12 km away. Bālurghāt is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Par Patiram (under 2 km), Chak Laksminarayan (8.5 km) and Chak Ramnarayan (8.5 km).

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

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