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About Petari Village

Petari is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 583 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742132
Area (hectares) 184.32 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 583
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Petari compares

By the 2011 count Petari is the 82nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 184.32 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Petari

Petari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Petari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panpara, Panpardaha, Panuti and Parsalika. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Petari

As per the Census of India 2011, Petari village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Petari village has 583 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petari has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Petari is 742132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petari covers 184.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Petari falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Petari notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Petari.

Petari is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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