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About Pathai Village

Pathai is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 815 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 177.31 hectares
Population 1,619
Male Population 815
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Pathai compares

By the 2011 count Pathai is the 62nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 177.31 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Pathai

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

Pathai lies about 48 km from Murshidabad, 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 Pathai
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 1.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 48 km

Villages closest to Pathai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathai village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Pathai village has 815 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathai has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Pathai is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathai covers 177.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathai falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

Pathai is about 48 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathai is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 1.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.0 km away. Khargram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bele (3.4 km), Chandibati (3.4 km) and Chandsingbati (3.4 km).

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

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