About Petu Village

Petu is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 142 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	80.71 hectares
Population	311
Male Population	142
Female Population	169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,190
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Petu compares

By the 2011 count Petu is the 87th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 80.71 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Petu

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

Petu lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 8.6 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 Petu
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	8.7 km
District headquarters	Mandi	25 km

Villages closest to Petu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Petu village had a population of 311. That makes it the 87th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Petu village has 142 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petu has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Petu is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petu covers 80.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Petu falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Petu is Buffer Stop, about 8.6 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 village for Petu.

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

Petu is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 8.6 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 8.7 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.