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About Patna Village

Patna is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 374 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721456, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721456
Area (hectares) 72.84 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 374
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 87th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 72.84 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Pania, Paninala, Parashurampur and Pariharpur. 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 Patna

As per the Census of India 2011, Patna village had a population of 699. That makes it the 87th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Patna village has 374 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patna has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Patna is 721456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patna covers 72.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patna falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Patna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Patna.

Patna is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Patna today is likely to be higher.

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