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Patharia

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Maheshpur mandal
Pincode 816106
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Patharia is a village in Maheshpur mandal, Pakur district, Jharkhand, with a population of 1,397 distributed across 282 households. The village has a literacy rate of 31.1% and postal code 816106.

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SONOTI MARANDI
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LGD code
360594
Pincode
816106
Post office
Maheshpur Raj
Population
1,397
Households
282
Literacy rate
31.1%
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000♂
Workers
738
Distance to district centre
55 km
Distance to mandal centre
77 km
Distance to Ranchi
297 km
Distance to Kolkata
251 km
Nearest railway station
Gumani · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Al Shifa Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Patharia compares

By population, Patharia ranks #35 of 345 villages in Maheshpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
31.1%
−11.8% vs mandal average
Patharia
31.1%
Maheshpur mandal
42.9%
Pakur district
39.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
973
−16 vs mandal average
Patharia
973
Maheshpur mandal
989
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
Patharia
5.0
Maheshpur mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Patharia at a glance

Patharia is a village of 1,397 people in 282 households (Census 2011) in Maheshpur block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, the 35th-largest of 345 villages in Maheshpur block. Literacy is 31%, 12 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 973 women per 1,000 men. It lies 55 km from the Pakur district centre, 7 km from Sahri, the nearest town, 4 km from Gumani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816106, served by Maheshpur Raj post office; the LGD village code is 360594. The nearest hospital or health centre is Al Shifa Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is SONOTI MARANDI. The population is estimated at 2,116 in 2026, up 51% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pathria

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Patharia · this village1,39731%
Patharia · Barharwa2,14942%0 km N
Patharia · Saraiyahat64440%0 km N
Patharia · Deoghar12483%0 km N
Patharia · Ramgarh55861%0 km N
Patharia · Madhupur1,19438%0 km N
Patharia · Itkhori68456%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Patharia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PAKUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
50
Distance to district HQ (km)
32
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
17
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PATHARIA
Total area (ha)
483
Irrigated area (ha)
5
Forest area (ha)
37.83

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Patharia

LGD code
360594
Pincode
816106
Post office
Maheshpur Raj
Population (Census 2011)
1,397
Population (projected 2026)
2,116
Households
282
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
973
Literacy rate
31.1%
Coordinates
24.76424°N, 87.78264°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Skiaripara
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SONOTI MARANDI
Block / Mandal
Maheshpur
Getting there

How to reach Patharia

Mandal centre
Maheshpur · ≈ 77 km
≈ 2 h 39 min by car · 3 h 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pakur · ≈ 55 km
≈ 1 h 54 min by car · 2 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,698 people
Sahri · ≈ 7.3 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi297 kmcapital
  • Kolkata251 km
  • Delhi1134 km
  • Hyderabad1265 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGumani4 km
  • Hospital / PHCAl Shifa Hospital4 km
  • CollegeD.N.C. College29 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station26 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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