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About Peth Village

Peth is a small village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 46 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.27 hectares hectares.

Peth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peth village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Ashti
Area (hectares) 297.27 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 46
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 783
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 67th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 888 residents. Its 297.27 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

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 71 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Warud Orange City, about 17 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 Ashti 14 km
Nearest railway station Warud Orange City 17 km
Nearest town Warud 19 km
District headquarters Wardha 71 km

Villages closest to Peth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ashti 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 82. That makes it the 67th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 888 residents.

Peth village has 46 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peth has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Peth covers 297.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Peth falls under Ashti tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Peth is Warud Orange City, about 17 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 71 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 Ashti tehsil of Wardha district. Ashti is about 14 km away. Warud Orange City is about 17 km away. Warud is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawanga (under 2 km), Tarasawanga (under 2 km) and Manikwada (3.2 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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