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About Peth Village

Peth is a small village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 238 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peth village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Pincode 442305
Area (hectares) 460 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 238
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 460 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 929.

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 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 54 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Borkhedi, about 26 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 Samudrapur 16 km
Nearest railway station Borkhedi 26 km
Nearest town Umred 30 km
District headquarters Wardha 54 km

Villages closest to Peth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samudrapur 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 486. That makes it the 78th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Peth village has 238 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peth has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Peth is 442305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peth covers 460 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Peth falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Peth is Borkhedi, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Peth.

Peth is about 54 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peth is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 16 km away. Borkhedi is about 26 km away. Umred is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girad (under 2 km), Bhanapur (1.6 km) and Bhangapur (1.6 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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