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About Petadi Village

Petadi is a small village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 216 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Petadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Petadi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 216
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Petadi compares

By the 2011 count Petadi is the 91st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Petadi

Petadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Petadi 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pandrama, Panrasol, Patamputra and Patatiri. 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 Petadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Petadi village had a population of 419. That makes it the 91st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Petadi village has 216 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Petadi has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Petadi is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Petadi covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Petadi falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

Petadi is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Petadi today is likely to be higher.

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