# Petha Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Petha

Petha is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **520 people in 104 households**, the 45th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 520people (2011)
- 104households
- 59.0%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Petha PIN code and other codes

Petha falls in Etapalli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539647

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Petha from nearby towns?

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)143 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)143 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Petha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Petha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Etapalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Etapalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Petha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 17% of the 799 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Petha

Of every 100 households in Petha in 2011, 14 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Petha · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Petha?

■ Petha · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**970

Working population ****60.2%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 51.8% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 200 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (12%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 58 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Etapalli

- Doddi569 people
- Waghezari548 people
- Zareguda540 people
- Kandli532 people
- Kudari514 people
- Kothi509 people
- Dumme491 people
- Aldandi484 people

[All 197 villages in Etapalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Petha from Gadchiroli?143 km by road
- What is the population of Petha?520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Petha in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Petha?59.0% (Census 2011)