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About Patan Village

Patan is one of the larger villages in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,127, made up of 2,695 males and 2,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 480.65 hectares
Population 5,127
Male Population 2,695
Female Population 2,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Patan compares

By the 2011 count Patan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 480.65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Patan

Patan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Patan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Palsa, Panchagram, Parbbatipur and Pargaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Patan

As per the Census of India 2011, Patan village had a population of 5,127. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Patan village has 2,695 males and 2,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patan has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Patan is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patan covers 480.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patan falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Patan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Patan.

Patan is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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