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About Petulkapa Village

Petulkapa is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 375 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petulkapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petulkapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 137.66 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 375
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Petulkapa compares

By the 2011 count Petulkapa is the 102nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 137.66 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Petulkapa

Petulkapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Petulkapa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Petulkapa from other places

Petulkapa lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 24 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 Petulkapa
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 5.1 km
Nearest town Mungeli 20 km
Nearest railway station Belha 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Petulkapa

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

Common questions about Petulkapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Petulkapa village had a population of 711. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Petulkapa village has 375 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petulkapa has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Petulkapa is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petulkapa covers 137.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Petulkapa falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Petulkapa is Belha, about 24 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Petulkapa.

Petulkapa is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Petulkapa is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 5.1 km away. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Belha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewaia (under 2 km), Jareli (under 2 km) and Deori (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Petulkapa today is likely to be higher.

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