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About Peth Village

Peth is a mid sized village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 375 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.51 hectares hectares.

Peth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peth village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Area (hectares) 187.51 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 375
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 the 151st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 187.51 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

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. The nearest villages by name are Pandhartaragaon, Paraswadi, Pardi and Patilpada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 734. That makes it the 151st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Peth village has 375 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peth has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Peth covers 187.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peth falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Peth notes the nearest railway station 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 in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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