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About Patibania Village

Patibania is one of the larger villages in Namkhana tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,987, made up of 3,544 males and 3,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1165.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patibania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patibania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Namkhana
Pincode 743357
Area (hectares) 1165.23 hectares
Population 6,987
Male Population 3,544
Female Population 3,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Patibania compares

By the 2011 count Patibania is the 9th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents. Its 1165.23 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Patibania

Patibania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Patibania 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patibania from other places

Patibania lies about 62 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Patibania
Tehsil headquarters Namkhana 14 km
Nearest town Haldia 50 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 62 km

Villages closest to Patibania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patibania village had a population of 6,987. That makes it the 9th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents.

Patibania village has 3,544 males and 3,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patibania has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Patibania is 743357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patibania covers 1165.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patibania falls under Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Patibania 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 Patibania.

Patibania is about 62 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.

Patibania is in Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Namkhana is about 14 km away. Haldia is about 50 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliara (2.2 km), Shibpur (3.2 km) and Susni Island (3.6 km).

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

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