About Petbhari Village

Petbhari is a mid sized village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,987, made up of 1,026 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares.

Petbhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petbhari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Thakurganj
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	1,987
Male Population	1,026
Female Population	961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Petbhari compares

By the 2011 count Petbhari is the 36th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Petbhari

Petbhari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Petbhari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Petbhari from other places

Petbhari lies about 25 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 2.5 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 Petbhari
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	2.5 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurganj	19 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	25 km

Villages closest to Petbhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurganj 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 Petbhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Petbhari village had a population of 1,987. That makes it the 36th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Petbhari village has 1,026 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petbhari has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Petbhari covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Petbhari falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Petbhari is Pawakhali, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Petbhari.

Petbhari is about 25 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Petbhari is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 2.5 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Thakurganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.