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About Pevtha Village

Pevtha is a small village in Bhandara tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 124 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares.

Pevtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pevtha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Bhandara
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 124
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Pevtha compares

By the 2011 count Pevtha is the 117th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Pevtha

Pevtha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pevtha 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 Pevtha from other places

Pevtha lies about 14 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Khat, about 17 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 Pevtha
Tehsil headquarters Bhandara 14 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 14 km
Nearest railway station Khat 17 km

Villages closest to Pevtha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pevtha village had a population of 241. That makes it the 117th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Pevtha village has 124 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pevtha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Pevtha covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pevtha falls under Bhandara tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pevtha is Khat, about 17 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 Pevtha.

Pevtha is about 14 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pevtha is in Bhandara tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhandara is about 14 km away. Bhandāra is about 14 km away. Khat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohara (under 2 km), Chicholi (1.9 km) and Kondhi (2.2 km).

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

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