Hey Jakeay, Yes there is a difference between पता and जानना. पता is address of anyone but it is also used in 'know' sense. जानना specifically means 'want to know'. But during sentence construction both have different sense. For example:- मुझे जानना है की वहाँ क्या हुआ था ? (I want to know what happened there?) मुझे पता है की वहाँ क्या हुआ था। (I know, what happened there.) Hope it surely helps. :)

sorry typing mistake. पता (पता* होना i.e. पता as a verb). पता requires use of 'ko' form of the word* (subject)

पता (होना i.e. पता as a verb) and जानना means the same. But the sentence construction is different. पता requires use of 'ko' form of the verb while जानना is the regular usage of the verb. e.x.(all 'masculine' verb forms) i know. mujhe pata hai. (mujhe == mujhko) main jaanata hoon. he knows use pata hai. (use == us ko) wah jaanata hai. they know. unko pata hai. ve jaanate hain. jakeay knows. jakeay ko pata hai. jakaey jaanta hai. I hope it is clear now.