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About Peth Village

Peth is a small village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 37 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.37 hectares hectares.

Peth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peth village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 112.37 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 37
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peth compares

By the 2011 count Peth is the 78th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 112.37 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 933.

Getting to Peth

Peth is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Peth as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Peth from other places

Peth lies about 26 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Kelzar, about 13 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
Nearest railway station Kelzar 13 km
Nearest town Mūl 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 26 km

Villages closest to Peth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandrapur 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 75. That makes it the 78th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Peth village has 37 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peth has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Peth covers 112.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Peth falls under Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Peth is Kelzar, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Peth.

Peth is about 26 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peth is in Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Kelzar is about 13 km away. Mūl is about 18 km away. Chandrapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zari (2.0 km), Haldi (3.6 km) and Pahami (4.3 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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