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About Peeth Village

Peeth is a small village in Jiran tehsil, in the district of Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 140 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.6 hectares hectares.

Peeth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peeth village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Neemuch
Tehsil Jiran
Area (hectares) 194.6 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 140
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peeth compares

By the 2011 count Peeth is the 54th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 194.6 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Peeth

Peeth is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Peeth as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Peeth from other places

Peeth lies about 44 km from Neemuch, and the nearest railway station is Harkia Khal, 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 Peeth
Tehsil headquarters Jiran 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Harkia Khal 10 km
Nearest town Nimach 15 km
District headquarters Neemuch 44 km

Villages closest to Peeth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peeth village had a population of 272. That makes it the 54th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Peeth village has 140 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peeth has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Peeth covers 194.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Peeth falls under Jiran tehsil of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Peeth is Harkia Khal, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Peeth.

Peeth is about 44 km from Neemuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peeth is in Jiran tehsil of Neemuch district. Jiran is about 6.6 km away. Harkia Khal is about 10 km away. Nimach is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheeta Kheda (1.5 km), Harnawada (2.8 km) and Amba (2.9 km).

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

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