About Petri Village

Petri is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 83 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petri village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Mori
Pincode	249128
Area (hectares)	53.78 hectares
Population	173
Male Population	83
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Petri compares

By the 2011 count Petri is the 78th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 53.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Petri

Petri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Petri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Petri from other places

Petri lies about 55 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 78 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 Petri
Tehsil headquarters	Mori	6.3 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	55 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	63 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	78 km

Villages closest to Petri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Petri village had a population of 173. That makes it the 78th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Petri village has 83 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petri has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Petri is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petri covers 53.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Petri falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Petri is Dehradun, about 78 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Petri.

Petri is about 55 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Petri is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 6.3 km away. Uttarkashi is about 55 km away. Mussoorie is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.