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About Petar Village

Petar is a small village in Anandpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 222 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Anandpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 363 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 222
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Petar compares

By the 2011 count Petar is the 43rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 505 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1008.

Getting to Petar

Petar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Petar as Available within 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Morang, Omra, Osangi and Pahardiha. 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 Petar

As per the Census of India 2011, Petar village had a population of 459. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 505 residents.

Petar village has 222 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petar has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Petar is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petar covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Petar falls under Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Petar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Petar is in Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum 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 Petar today is likely to be higher.

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