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About Pelu Village

Pelu is a mid sized village in Digras tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 321 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.31 hectares hectares.

Pelu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pelu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Digras
Area (hectares) 351.31 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 321
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pelu compares

By the 2011 count Pelu is the 59th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents. Its 351.31 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Pelu

Pelu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pelu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pelu from other places

Pelu lies about 58 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Darwha Motibag, about 27 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 Pelu
Tehsil headquarters Digras 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Darwha Motibag 27 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 58 km

Villages closest to Pelu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pelu village had a population of 613. That makes it the 59th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents.

Pelu village has 321 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pelu has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Pelu covers 351.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pelu falls under Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pelu is Darwha Motibag, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pelu.

Pelu is about 58 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pelu is in Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district. Digras is about 4.7 km away. Darwha Motibag is about 27 km away. Yavatmal is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahati (under 2 km), Kati (1.7 km) and Isapur (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pelu today is likely to be higher.

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