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About Peethas Village

Peethas is a small village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 148 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peethas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peethas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341510
Area (hectares) 403.59 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 148
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peethas compares

By the 2011 count Peethas is the 175th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 403.59 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 958.

Getting to Peethas

Peethas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Peethas as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Peethas from other places

Peethas lies about 82 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Merta City, about 22 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 Peethas
Tehsil headquarters Merta 21 km
Nearest railway station Merta City 22 km
District headquarters Nagaur 82 km

Villages closest to Peethas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peethas village had a population of 284. That makes it the 175th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Peethas village has 148 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peethas has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Peethas is 341510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peethas covers 403.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Peethas falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Peethas is Merta City, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Peethas.

Peethas is about 82 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peethas is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Merta is about 21 km away. Merta City is about 22 km away. Nagaur is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramliyas (2.6 km), Bargaon (3.6 km) and Mugdara (3.8 km).

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

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