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About Petasangam Village

Petasangam is a large village in Gandhari tehsil, in the district of Nizamabad, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,315, made up of 1,147 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 943 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 503114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petasangam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petasangam village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Nizamabad
Tehsil Gandhari
Pincode 503114
Area (hectares) 943 hectares
Population 2,315
Male Population 1,147
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Petasangam compares

By the 2011 count Petasangam is the 8th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 943 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Petasangam

Petasangam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Petasangam 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 Petasangam from other places

Petasangam lies about 37 km from Nizamabad, and the nearest railway station is Sirnapalli, about 25 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 Petasangam
Tehsil headquarters Gandhari 6.5 km
Nearest town Bānswāda 23 km
Nearest railway station Sirnapalli 25 km
District headquarters Nizamabad 37 km

Villages closest to Petasangam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Petasangam village had a population of 2,315. That makes it the 8th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Petasangam village has 1,147 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petasangam has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Petasangam is 503114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petasangam covers 943 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Petasangam falls under Gandhari tehsil of Nizamabad district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Petasangam is Sirnapalli, about 25 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 Petasangam.

Petasangam is about 37 km from Nizamabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Petasangam is in Gandhari tehsil of Nizamabad district. Gandhari is about 6.5 km away. Bānswāda is about 23 km away. Sirnapalli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathsangam (under 2 km), Brahmanpalle (3.2 km) and Ramalakshmanpalle (4.0 km).

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

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