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About Pethsirur Village

Pethsirur is a large village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,467, made up of 1,234 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2392.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pethsirur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pethsirur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585317
Area (hectares) 2392.37 hectares
Population 2,467
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pethsirur compares

By the 2011 count Pethsirur is the 31st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 2392.37 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Pethsirur

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

Pethsirur lies about 22 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Martur, 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 Pethsirur
Nearest railway station Martur 10 km
Nearest town Shāhābād 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 14 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 22 km

Villages closest to Pethsirur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pethsirur village had a population of 2,467. That makes it the 31st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Pethsirur village has 1,234 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pethsirur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Pethsirur is 585317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pethsirur covers 2392.37 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.

Pethsirur falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Pethsirur is Martur, 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 village for Pethsirur.

Pethsirur is about 22 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pethsirur is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Martur is about 10 km away. Shāhābād is about 11 km away. Chitapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katamdevarhalli (3.3 km), Belgumpa (3.9 km) and Aldihal (4.1 km).

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

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