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About Patharia Village

Patharia is a mid sized village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 870 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721154
Area (hectares) 66.15 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 870
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patharia compares

By the 2011 count Patharia is the 55th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 66.15 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Patharia

Patharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patharia 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patharia from other places

Patharia lies about 50 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 13 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 Patharia
Nearest town Pujali 12 km
Nearest railway station Komagata Maru Budge Budge 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 35 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 50 km

Villages closest to Patharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharia village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 55th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Patharia village has 870 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharia has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Patharia is 721154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharia covers 66.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patharia falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patharia is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Patharia is about 50 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharia is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Pujali is about 12 km away. Komagata Maru Budge Budge is about 13 km away. Kolaghat is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (2.1 km), Uttar Sagarbar (4.5 km) and Gajai (6.3 km).

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

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