About Peth Village

Peth is one of the larger villages in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,328, made up of 5,786 males and 5,542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peth village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Walwa
Pincode	415407
Area (hectares)	1220 hectares
Population	11,328
Male Population	5,786
Female Population	5,542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents. Its 1220 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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 9.3 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Miraj Junction, about under 2 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	Miraj Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Walwa	9.3 km
District headquarters	Sangli	9.3 km
Nearest town	Sāngli	9.3 km

Villages closest to Peth

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

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Common questions about Peth

As per the Census of India 2011, Peth village had a population of 11,328. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Peth village has 5,786 males and 5,542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peth has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Peth is 415407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peth covers 1220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Peth falls under Walwa tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Peth is Miraj Junction, about under 2 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 9.3 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peth is in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. Miraj Junction is about under 2 km away. Walwa is about 9.3 km away. Sangli is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.