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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Patharchur is a village in Jamuria mandal, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,935 and 416 households. The literacy rate is 62.6%, and the village is located at 23.730°N, 87.136°E with PIN code 713362.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Garabi Bauri
Contact: 70****1416
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- LGD code
- 318614
- Pincode
- 713362
- Post office
- Toposi
- Population
- 1,935
- Households
- 416
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 678
- Distance to district centre
- 19 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 180 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1129 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jamuria · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bahadurpur Rural Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Patharchur compares
By population, Patharchur ranks #15 of 43 villages in Jamuria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.6%
+3.3% vs mandal average
- Patharchur
- 62.6%
- Jamuria mandal
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
+13 vs mandal average
- Patharchur
- 929
- Jamuria mandal
- 916
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
- Patharchur
- 4.7
- Jamuria mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Patharchur at a glance
Patharchur is a village of 1,935 people in 416 households (Census 2011) in Jamuria block, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, the 15th-largest of 43 villages in Jamuria block. Literacy is 63%, 3 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Paschim Bardhaman district centre, 8 km from Barra, the nearest town, 7 km from Jamuria railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 713362, served by Toposi post office; the LGD village code is 318614. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bahadurpur Rural Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Garabi Bauri, and the village votes in Jamuria assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Bijan Mukherjee. The population is estimated at 2,164 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patharchur · this village | 1,935 | 63% | — |
| Patharchur · Kundhit | 473 | 68% | 0 km N |
| Darbardanga · Jamuria | 1,316 | 59% | 1.8 km N |
| Hijalgora · Jamuria | 5,304 | 62% | 2.2 km SW |
| Shankheri · Jamuria | 753 | 47% | 3 km W |
| Birkulti · Jamuria | 2,862 | 58% | 3.6 km NW |
| Bhaterdaha · Jamuria | 1,576 | 57% | 3.5 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Patharchur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 342.36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 110
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Patharchur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Patharchur
- LGD code
- 318614
- Pincode
- 713362
- Post office
- Toposi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,935
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,164
- Households
- 416
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Coordinates
- 23.72955°N, 87.13553°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Asansol
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamuria
- Member of Parliament
- Shatrughan Sinha
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Bijan Mukherjee
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Garabi Bauri
- Block / Mandal
- Jamuria
Getting there
How to reach Patharchur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata180 kmcapital
- Delhi1129 km
- Hyderabad1143 km
- Chennai1387 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJamuria7 km
- Bus stopBogra Chatti Road Bus Stop10 km
- Hospital / PHCBahadurpur Rural Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankUnited Bank Of India ATM17 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum15 km
- CollegeDeshbandhu Mahavidyalaya27 km
- Police stationUkhra Out Post14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Patharchur
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Bura Kali MandirTemple4.9 km ↗
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View all 49+ →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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)