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About Petarli Village

Petarli is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 121 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petarli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petarli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 266.16 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 121
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Petarli compares

By the 2011 count Petarli is the 73rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 266.16 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Petarli

Petarli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Petarli as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Mayela, Nandla, Nimnam Dhar and Peja. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Petarli

As per the Census of India 2011, Petarli village had a population of 253. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Petarli village has 121 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petarli has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Petarli is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petarli covers 266.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Petarli falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Petarli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Petarli.

Petarli is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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