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About Petuapur Village

Petuapur is a mid sized village in Ranaghat II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,625, made up of 860 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petuapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petuapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat II
Pincode 741501
Area (hectares) 280.02 hectares
Population 1,625
Male Population 860
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Petuapur compares

By the 2011 count Petuapur is the 72nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents. Its 280.02 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Petuapur

Petuapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Petuapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nokari, Panchbaria, Paschim Putkhali and Paschim Simulia. 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 Petuapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Petuapur village had a population of 1,625. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents.

Petuapur village has 860 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petuapur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Petuapur is 741501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petuapur covers 280.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Petuapur falls under Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Petuapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Petuapur.

Petuapur is in Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia 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 Petuapur today is likely to be higher.

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