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About Patra Village

Patra is a small village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 136 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.17 hectares hectares.

Patra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Area (hectares) 182.17 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 136
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Patra compares

By the 2011 count Patra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 182.17 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Patra

Patra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Patra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patra from other places

Patra lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 1.6 km away. 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 Patra
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 1.6 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Patra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour I 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.

Common questions about Patra

As per the Census of India 2011, Patra village had a population of 289. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Patra village has 136 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patra has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Patra covers 182.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patra falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Patra is Gurudas Nagar, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Patra is about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patra is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 1.6 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 3.9 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabira (under 2 km), Maruibaria (under 2 km) and Chanda (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Patra today is likely to be higher.

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