About Peroh Village

Peroh is one of the larger villages in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,441, made up of 2,812 males and 2,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2666.25 hectares hectares.

Peroh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peroh village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Ghorawal
Area (hectares)	2666.25 hectares
Population	5,441
Male Population	2,812
Female Population	2,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Peroh compares

By the 2011 count Peroh is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 2666.25 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Peroh

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

Peroh lies about 32 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 13 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 Peroh
Tehsil headquarters	Ghorawal	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Lusa	13 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	32 km
Nearest town	Robertsganj	32 km

Villages closest to Peroh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peroh village had a population of 5,441. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Peroh village has 2,812 males and 2,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peroh has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Peroh covers 2666.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peroh falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Peroh is Lusa, about 13 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 for Peroh.

Peroh is about 32 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peroh is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 3.0 km away. Lusa is about 13 km away. Sonbhadra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.