Village · Biraul, Darbhanga # Patania Patania is a village in Biraul sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 4,849 people in 980 households, the 18th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%. - 4,849 people (2011) - 980 households - 50.4% literacy - 921 females per 1,000 males ## Patania PIN code and other codes Patania falls in Biraul sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Patania, Ramnagar - Community development block Biraul - Census village code 227715 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Patania from nearby towns? - Biraul (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 44 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 44 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Patania? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Patania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Biraul - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Patania known for? The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Patania Of every 100 households in Patania in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Patania · ■ Biraul rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 8% - Toilet within the home 14% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 83% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 46% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 35% 32% - Television 6% 5% - Mobile phone 54% 54% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 36% 29% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Patania? ■ Patania · ■ Biraul rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.4% 53.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 916 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 869 938 - Working population 31.8% 30.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.6% for men and 37.3% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 184 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,062 (69%) · ■ Household industry 34 (2%) · ■ Other work 116 (8%) · ■ Marginal 148 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Biraul - Bhaini 5,782 people - Auranga Usuri 5,303 people - Jagdispur 5,227 people - Harpur Kalan 5,150 people - Sahasram 4,760 people - Sonpur 4,562 people - Murwara 4,483 people - Paghari 4,163 people All 70 villages in Biraul ## Quick answers - How far is Patania from Darbhanga? 44 km by road - What is the population of Patania? 4,849 (Census 2011) - Which district is Patania in? Darbhanga district (Biraul sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Patania? 50.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/patania-227715/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.