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About Petrahi Village

Petrahi is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 123 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petrahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 21.63 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 123
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Petrahi compares

By the 2011 count Petrahi is the 563rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 21.63 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Petrahi

The census records public bus service for Petrahi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Petrahi from other places

Petrahi lies about 3.0 km from Sonbhadra. 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 Petrahi
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 3.0 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 3.0 km

Villages closest to Petrahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Petrahi village had a population of 233. That makes it the 563rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Petrahi village has 123 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petrahi has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Petrahi is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petrahi covers 21.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Petrahi falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Petrahi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Petrahi.

Petrahi is about 3.0 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Bhatpurawan (under 2 km), Bhandar Khurd (under 2 km) and Mahuar Kalna (under 2 km).

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

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