About Petarhi Village

Petarhi is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 493 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares.

Petarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petarhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Barun
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	912
Male Population	493
Female Population	419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	850
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Petarhi compares

By the 2011 count Petarhi is the 75th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Petarhi

Petarhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Petarhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Petarhi from other places

Petarhi lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chirailla Pauthu, about 3.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Petarhi
Nearest railway station	Chirailla Pauthu	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barun	7.9 km
Nearest town	Madhurampur Dehri	14 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	17 km

Villages closest to Petarhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Petarhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Petarhi village had a population of 912. That makes it the 75th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Petarhi village has 493 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petarhi has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Petarhi covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Petarhi falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Petarhi is Chirailla Pauthu, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Petarhi.

Petarhi is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Petarhi is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chirailla Pauthu is about 3.3 km away. Barun is about 7.9 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.