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About Peth Village

Peth is one of the larger villages in Ambegaon tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,415, made up of 2,734 males and 2,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1748.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 410512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peth village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Ambegaon
Pincode 410512
Area (hectares) 1748.11 hectares
Population 5,415
Male Population 2,734
Female Population 2,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peth compares

By the 2011 count Peth is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents. Its 1748.11 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

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 5 - 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 64 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Bhivpuri Road, about 19 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 Bhivpuri Road 19 km
Nearest town Karjat 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambegaon 26 km
District headquarters Pune 64 km

Villages closest to Peth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ambegaon 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 5,415. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents.

Peth village has 2,734 males and 2,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peth has about 981 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Peth is 410512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peth covers 1748.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peth falls under Ambegaon tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Peth is Bhivpuri Road, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Peth.

Peth is about 64 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peth is in Ambegaon tehsil of Pune district. Bhivpuri Road is about 19 km away. Karjat is about 22 km away. Ambegaon 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 Dhamani (1.8 km), Ambedara (2.7 km) and Jambhori (2.7 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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