About Patna Village

Patna is a large village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,404, made up of 1,229 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, 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	Chandipur
Pincode	721659
Area (hectares)	155.25 hectares
Population	2,404
Male Population	1,229
Female Population	1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Patna compares

By the 2011 count Patna is the 23rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 155.25 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Patna

Patna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 36 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 town	Diamond Harbour	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandipur	30 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	36 km

Villages closest to Patna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patna village had a population of 2,404. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Patna village has 1,229 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patna has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Patna is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patna covers 155.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Patna falls under Chandipur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Patna.

Patna is about 36 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patna is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Chandipur is about 30 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.