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About Patkita Village

Patkita is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 303 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patkita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patkita village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 568.59 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 303
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patkita compares

By the 2011 count Patkita is the 59th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 568.59 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Patkita

Patkita is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patkita as Available within <5 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 Panrra, Paradih Alias Gurpana, Parbad and Pargela. 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 Patkita

As per the Census of India 2011, Patkita village had a population of 590. That makes it the 59th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Patkita village has 303 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patkita has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Patkita is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patkita covers 568.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patkita falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Patkita is in Bundwan 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 Patkita today is likely to be higher.

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