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About Patharkata Village

Patharkata is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 247 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharkata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 149.35 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 247
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharkata compares

By the 2011 count Patharkata is the 101st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 149.35 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Patharkata

Patharkata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patharkata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Palasbani, Palmi, Panisagora and Panrkidi. 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 Patharkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharkata village had a population of 496. That makes it the 101st largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Patharkata village has 247 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharkata has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Patharkata is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patharkata covers 149.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patharkata falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Patharkata 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 village for Patharkata.

Patharkata is in Manbazar I 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 Patharkata today is likely to be higher.

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