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About Petapada Village

Petapada is a large village in Aali tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,210, made up of 951 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,324 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Aali
Pincode 755061
Area (hectares) 609 hectares
Population 2,210
Male Population 951
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,324
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Petapada compares

By the 2011 count Petapada is the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,058 residents. Its 609 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1167.

Getting to Petapada

Petapada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Petapada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Padinipal, Pala Dhaneswarpur, Palimi and Panapentha. 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 Petapada

As per the Census of India 2011, Petapada village had a population of 2,210. That makes it the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,058 residents.

Petapada village has 951 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petapada has about 1324 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1167.

The pincode recorded for Petapada is 755061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petapada covers 609 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Petapada falls under Aali tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The census record for Petapada notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Petapada.

Petapada is in Aali tehsil of Kendrapara 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 Petapada today is likely to be higher.

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