About Pekarda Village

Pekarda is a mid sized village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 438 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.26 hectares hectares.

Pekarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pekarda village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Darwha
Area (hectares)	536.26 hectares
Population	868
Male Population	438
Female Population	430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pekarda compares

By the 2011 count Pekarda is the 76th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 536.26 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Pekarda

Pekarda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pekarda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pekarda from other places

Pekarda lies about 34 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Tapona, about 6.6 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 Pekarda
Nearest railway station	Tapona	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darwha	7.4 km
Nearest town	Dārwha	7.4 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	34 km

Villages closest to Pekarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pekarda village had a population of 868. That makes it the 76th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Pekarda village has 438 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pekarda has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Pekarda covers 536.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pekarda falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pekarda is Tapona, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Pekarda.

Pekarda is about 34 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pekarda is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Tapona is about 6.6 km away. Darwha is about 7.4 km away. Dārwha is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.