Patratu


Patratu is a census town in Patratu of Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Patratu is located at. It has an average elevation of 405 metres
Patratu Dam was constructed under the planning of the greatest Indian engineer and father of Indian engineering, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. This dam is only 40 km away from Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, from where it can be reached by road in less than an hour. It is directly connected to Ranchi, Patna, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Varanasi, Jammu, Jabalpur, Allahabad, Delhi and Kolkata by train.

Demographics

India census, Patratu had a population of 32,132. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%.Patratu has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 61%. In Patratu, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
As per 2011 Census of India Patratu had a population of 32,899. There were 17,305 males and 15,594 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 4,602 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 2,081.

Literacy

As of the 2011 census the total number of literate people in Patratu was 24,382, out of whom 13,902 were males and 10,479 were females.

Education

Schools in Patratu include:
Colleges in Patratu include:
In Patratu there is one college that is PTPS College which is affiliated with Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh.
It offers study in Science, Arts and Commerce up to Post-graduation.

Transportation

Airways

is the nearest airport, with direct flights available to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Jharsuguda, Indore, Bhubaneswar, Bangalore and Patna.

Railways

is the only railway station. It has three platforms with direct trains available for Kolkata in Up direction, and in the down direction New Delhi, Patna and many states of India like Punjab and Haryana.

Roadways

Patratu is connected by State Highway 2 of Jharkhand, to its district Ramgarh and Ranchi. There is also a bus station where buses are available for many cities of Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Latest happenings

on 13 July 2015 inaugurated the Patratu unit of Burnpur Cement.

Patratu Dam

The dam was made to store water of the Nalkari River for supply to the Ramgarh cantonment area as well as being the main reservoir for the Patratu Thermal Power Station. There have been plans to turn it into a tourist attraction

Patratu valley

During recent changes, the area's coal pulling bicycles have gotten the support of local motor bikers on a profit sharing basis.

Patratu Thermal Power Station

The attraction of this city is its natural habitat and scenic beauty. The city is developed as a residential area for employees of the Patratu Thermal Power Station. This thermal power station was made by Russian collaboration in 1962. It has two chimneys made by a Russian firm, which are called the Russian side. The other two chimneys were made by an Indian firm, so it is called the Indian side. The plant has a power generation capacity of 840MW.