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About Patna Village

Patna is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 487 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 742136
Area (hectares) 325.94 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 487
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
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 Patna compares

By the 2011 count Patna is the 63rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 325.94 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Patna

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

Patna lies about 38 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 11 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 Patna
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 11 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 28 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 38 km

Villages closest to Patna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patna village had a population of 973. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Patna village has 487 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patna has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Patna is 742136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patna covers 325.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patna falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patna is Swadinpur, about 11 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 Patna.

Patna is about 38 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patna is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 11 km away. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Kandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patenda (under 2 km), Kaya (under 2 km) and Kayemba (under 2 km).

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

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