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About Pethapar Village

Pethapar is a small village in Rapar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 158 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pethapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pethapar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Rapar
Pincode 370145
Area (hectares) 839.72 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 158
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pethapar compares

By the 2011 count Pethapar is the 92nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 839.72 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pethapar

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

Pethapar lies about 103 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Surbari, about 10 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 Pethapar
Nearest railway station Surbari 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Rapar 30 km
Nearest town Rāpar 30 km
District headquarters Kachchh 103 km

Villages closest to Pethapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pethapar village had a population of 297. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Pethapar village has 158 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pethapar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Pethapar is 370145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pethapar covers 839.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pethapar falls under Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Pethapar is Surbari, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pethapar.

Pethapar is about 103 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pethapar is in Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district. Surbari is about 10 km away. Rapar is about 30 km away. Rāpar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbhariya (3.2 km), Manaba (3.5 km) and Bhimdevka (4.7 km).

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

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