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About Peth Village

Peth is a large village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,212 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.14 hectares hectares.

Peth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peth village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Area (hectares) 715.14 hectares
Population 2,316
Male Population 1,212
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peth compares

By the 2011 count Peth is the 31st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 715.14 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Peth

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

Peth lies about 23 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 45 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 Peth
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 8.1 km
District headquarters Buldana 23 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 45 km

Villages closest to Peth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peth village had a population of 2,316. That makes it the 31st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Peth village has 1,212 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peth has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Peth covers 715.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peth falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Peth is Khamgaon, about 45 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 Peth.

Peth is about 23 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peth is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 8.1 km away. Buldana is about 23 km away. Khamgaon is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utrada (under 2 km), Diwathana (2.1 km) and Borgaonwasu (2.4 km).

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

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