Patrasayer

Patrasayer পাত্রসায়র
Village
Patrasayer Patrasayer Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°12′16.9″N 87°31′50.5″E / 23.204694°N 87.530694°ECoordinates: 23°12′16.9″N 87°31′50.5″E / 23.204694°N 87.530694°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population (2011)
• Total	10,844
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	722206 (Patrasayer)
Telephone/STD code	03451
Lok Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sonamukhi
Website	bankura.gov.in

Patrasayer (also spelled Patrasayar, Patrasair) is a village, with a police station, in Patrasayer CD Block in Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Patrasayer had a total population of 10,844 of which 5,528 (51%) were males and 5,316 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,115. The total number of literates in Patrasayer was 7,274 (74.77% of the population over 6 years).^[1]

Police station

Patrasyer police station has jurisdiction over Patrasyer CD Block. The area covered is 321.07 km² with a population of 164,048.^{[2] [3]}

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Patrasayer CD Block are located at Patrasayer.^[4]

Transport

Patrasayer, 56.5 km from Bankura, is a station on the Bankura-Masagram line (formerly Bankura Damodar Railway) of South Eastern Railway. As of September 2016, DEMU services were available between Bankura and Mathnasibpur.^[5]

The State Highway 8 (West Bengal) running from Santaldih (in Purulia district) to Majhdia (in Nadia district) passes through Patrasayer. ^[6]

There are bus services from Bankura to Patrasayer via Beliatore and Sonamukhi,^[7]Bishnupur to Patrasayer,^[8]and Volvo services to Nutungra,^[9]and Bankibheri (in Paschim Medinipur) - 196 km.^[10]

Education

Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya, established in 2005, is affiliated to the University of Burdwan. It offers courses in arts.^[11][12]

References

1. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
3. "Patrasayer PS". Bankura District Police. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
4. "District Census Handbook: Bankura" (PDF). Map of Bankura with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
5. "Bankura-Mathnasibpur DEMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
6. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
7. "Bus service from Bankura to Patrasayer". Bus Route.co.in. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
8. "Bus service from Patrasayer to Bishnupur". Bus route.co.in. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
9. "Patrasayer to Nutungra Volvo Bus Service". Bus-service. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
10. "Patrasayer to Bankibheri Volvo bus service". Bus-Service. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
11. "Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya". Patrasayer Mahavidyalaya. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
12. "Patrasayer Mahaviyalaya". College Admission. Retrieved 29 November 2016.