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About Patuara Village

Patuara is a large village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,890, made up of 1,468 males and 1,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patuara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patuara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 612.7 hectares
Population 2,890
Male Population 1,468
Female Population 1,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patuara compares

By the 2011 count Patuara is the 15th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 612.7 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Patuara

Patuara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patuara as Available within 5 - 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 Nunya, Palpal, Parsiya and Pathardi. 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 Patuara

As per the Census of India 2011, Patuara village had a population of 2,890. That makes it the 15th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Patuara village has 1,468 males and 1,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patuara has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Patuara is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patuara covers 612.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patuara falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Patuara is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya 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 Patuara today is likely to be higher.

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