About Patenda Village

Patenda is a large village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,322, made up of 2,213 males and 2,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patenda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	742136
Area (hectares)	405.02 hectares
Population	4,322
Male Population	2,213
Female Population	2,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Patenda compares

By the 2011 count Patenda is the 13th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 405.02 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Patenda

Patenda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patenda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Patenda from other places

Patenda 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 Patenda
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 Patenda

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.

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Common questions about Patenda

As per the Census of India 2011, Patenda village had a population of 4,322. That makes it the 13th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Patenda village has 2,213 males and 2,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patenda has about 953 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 945.

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

Patenda covers 405.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Patenda 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Patenda.

Patenda 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.

Patenda 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.