Village · Maheshpur, Pakur # Patkadanga Patkadanga is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816106. The 2011 Census counted 108 people in 21 households, the 294th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 8.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%. - 108 people (2011) - 21 households - 8.8% literacy - 816106 PIN code ## Patkadanga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Patkadanga is 816106. Patkadanga falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816106 - Gram panchayat Rampur - Community development block Maheshpur - Census village code 360756 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Patkadanga from nearby towns? - Maheshpur (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road - Pakur (district HQ) 36 km by road - Pakur (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Patkadanga? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Patkadanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bilaspur - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khanpur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Maheshpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Patkadanga known for? The main crops are rice. About 99% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Patkadanga Of every 100 households in Patkadanga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Patkadanga · ■ Maheshpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86% - Use banking services 0% 22% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 0% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 95% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Patkadanga? ■ Patkadanga · ■ Maheshpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 8.8% 52.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1038 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 987 - Working population 50.9% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 16.2% for men and 2.3% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 40 (73%) · ■ Other work 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 12 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Maheshpur - Dubalpur Khas 121 people - Amladahi 119 people - Saparam 117 people - Gokulnagar 109 people - Dulalpur 103 people - Chapgawan 102 people - Raghopara 102 people - Dubrajpur 101 people All 345 villages in Maheshpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Patkadanga? 816106 - How far is Patkadanga from Pakur? 36 km by road - What is the population of Patkadanga? 108 (Census 2011) - Which district is Patkadanga in? Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Patkadanga? 8.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/patkadanga/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.