About Pedar Village

Pedar is a large village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,049, made up of 1,016 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.89 hectares hectares.

Pedar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	122.89 hectares
Population	2,049
Male Population	1,016
Female Population	1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pedar compares

By the 2011 count Pedar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 122.89 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Pedar

Pedar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pedar as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pedar from other places

Pedar lies about 40 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ahirauli, about 30 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 Pedar
Nearest town	Bānsi	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	26 km
Nearest railway station	Ahirauli	30 km
District headquarters	Basti	40 km

Villages closest to Pedar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedar village had a population of 2,049. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Pedar village has 1,016 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Pedar covers 122.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pedar falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pedar is Ahirauli, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pedar.

Pedar is about 40 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedar is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 14 km away. Harraiya is about 26 km away. Ahirauli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.