About Pethiawan Village

Pethiawan is a mid sized village in Chenari tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 840 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.9 hectares hectares.

Pethiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pethiawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Chenari
Area (hectares)	110.9 hectares
Population	1,597
Male Population	840
Female Population	757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Pethiawan compares

By the 2011 count Pethiawan is the 20th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 110.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Pethiawan

Pethiawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pethiawan 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 Pethiawan from other places

Pethiawan lies about 27 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 14 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 Pethiawan
Nearest railway station	Khurmabad	14 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chenari	27 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	27 km

Villages closest to Pethiawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pethiawan village had a population of 1,597. That makes it the 20th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Pethiawan village has 840 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pethiawan has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Pethiawan covers 110.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pethiawan falls under Chenari tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pethiawan is Khurmabad, about 14 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 Pethiawan.

Pethiawan is about 27 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pethiawan is in Chenari tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 14 km away. Sasarām is about 17 km away. Chenari is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.