# Peint

Peth or Peint is the smallest tehsil of Nashik subdivision of Nashik district in Maharashtra, India. It belongs to Northern Maharashtra region. It belongs to Nashik Division. Peth is a Taluka headquarter. It is located 54 km to the West of Nashik District headquarters. It is also called as Peint. Pin code of Peth is 422208 and postal head office is Peth.

## Location

Latitude: 20°15'29.9"N
Longitude: 73°30'11.3"E
Mean Height from sea level: 700m

## Regional setting

Peth (or Peint) is a town in Peth Taluka in Nashik District of Maharashtra, India. It belongs to Northern Maharashtra region. It belongs to Nashik Division. It is located 52 km towards North west from District headquarters Nashik. It is a Taluka headquarter. Peth tahsil is located at the Maharashtra state and Gujarat state boundary. This is one of the tribal tahsil of Maharashtra. Kokana Tribe is the major tribe in this tahsil.
Pin code peth is 422208 having postal head office at peth itself.

### Nearby villages

Karanjali (10 km) Savalghat (2 km), Kumbharbari (3 km), Mangone (3 km), Gangodbari (3 km), Kotambi (4 km) are the nearby villages to Peth. The list of villages is hyperlinked to - List of Villages in Peint Taluka

### Surrounding talukas

Dindori Taluka to the east, Trimbak Taluka to the south, Surgana Taluka to the north, and Nashik Taluka to the south surround Peth.

### Nearby cities

Nearby cities to Peth are Nashik (52 km) and Ozar (67 km) to the south east, Dharampur (72 km) to the north west, Silvassa (70 km) to the west.

### How to Reach Peth

By Rail: There is no railway station near to Peth in less than 50 km. Nasik Road Railway Station (near to Nashik) is the nearby the Railway station ( approximately 64 km.) reachable from nearby towns.
By Road: Nashik, Ozar, Dharampur, Silvassa are the nearby towns having road connectivity to Peth.

## History

Peth is present in the Nashik district at present. The territory now included in Nasik district was formerly partly in Khandesh district and partly in Ahmednagar district. In 1837–38 part of Ahmednagar district consisting of Sinnar, Chandor, Dindori, Nashik including Igatpuri and Peint State were made into a sub-collectorate under Ahmednagar. The sub-collectorate of Nashik was, however, abolished in 1856 and its talukas incorporated in Ahmednagar district. In 1869, Nasik was made a full-fledged district, which included Peth state. Peth state became British territory and was made into a sub-division in 1878. There were no major changes in the district or taluka boundaries between 1901 & 1948. First Indian to hold the post of Collector was 36th Collector Mr. Kothawala who was ICS.

## Agriculture

[null Table] 1: Crops grown in Peth
| RANK | First | Second | Third |
| CROP | Rice | Nachani | Fruits |
The ranking of crops can be calculated by seeing the percentage of area occupied by a crop to the total cropped area. The ranking of crop show the tendency of farmer whether they are market oriented or traditional. In this method, that crop occupy the highest percentage of the total cultivated area, is chosen as first rank crop and after it, crops are taken in decreasing order.
Source: Golden Research Thoughts Volume-4, Issue-7, Jan-2015

## Demographic characteristics

Peth Village, with population of 6858 is Peth sub-district's the most populous village, located in Peth sub district of Nashik district in the state Maharashtra in India. Total geographical area of Peth village is 13 km$^2$ and it is the fifth biggest village by area in the sub district. Population density of the village is 532 persons per km$^2$. Nearest town of the village is Nashik and distance from Peth village to Nashik is 55 km. The village has its own post office and the pin code of Peth village is 422208. Peth is the sub district headquarter and the distance from the village is 3 km. District headquarter of the village is Nashik, which is 55 km away. 4.09 square kilometer (32%) of the total village's area is covered by forest.

### Caste Wise Population

[null Table] 2 Caste Wise Population Distribution
| | Total | Male | Female |
| Schedule Caste | 400 | 214 | 186 |
| Schedule Tribe | 2068 | 1084 | 984 |

### Literacy Rate

Total 5089 people in the village are literate, among them 2789 are male and 2300 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Peint is 85%. 90% of male and 79% of female population are literate here.
Change in Literacy Rate
| | Total | Male | Female |
| Change | 10.0% | 7.9% | 12.4% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | 90% | 79.4% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | 82.1% | 67% |
(Source: Census of India, 2011 and Census of India, 2001)

### Sex Ratio

As of 2011 census, sex ratio of Peth village is 935. Sex ratio in general caste is 955, in schedule caste is 832 and in schedule tribe is 931. There are 937 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the village. Overall sex ratio in the village has increased by 12 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 1 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
Change in Sex Ratio
| | Total | General | SC | ST | Child |
| Change | 12 | 13 | -62 | 18 | -1 |
| 2011 | 935 | 955 | 832 | 931 | 937 |
| 2001 | 923 | 942 | 894 | 913 | 938 |
(Source: Census of India, 2011 and Census of India, 2001)

### Working Population

[null Table] 6 Classification of Working Population
| | Total | Male | Female |
| Total Workers | 2543 | 1729 | 814 |
| Main Workers | 1987 | 1469 | 518 |
| Cultivators | 183 | 112 | 71 |
| Agriculture Laborer | 617 | 336 | 281 |
| Household Industries | 57 | 32 | 25 |
| Other Workers | 1130 | 989 | 141 |
| Marginal Workers | 556 | 260 | 296 |
| Non-Working | 4315 | 1815 | 2500 |
In Peth, out of total population, 2453 were engaged in work activities. 81% of workers did Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. 4315 were non-workers of which 1815 were males and 2500 were females.

## Climatology

The climate here is tropical. The summers are much rainier than the winters in Peth.

### Temperature Variation

The average annual temperature is 24.2 °C. May is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in May averages 28.8 °C. The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around 20.0 °C. The variation in temperatures throughout the year is 8.8 °C.
[null Table] 9 Temperature Variation in Peth
| Temp. (°C) | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
| Avg. | 20 | 21.3 | 24.8 | 27.5 | 28.8 | 27 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.7 | 22.6 | 20.7 |
| Min. | 12.4 | 13.5 | 17.3 | 20.8 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 20.7 | 19.1 | 15.6 | 13.1 |
| Max. | 27.6 | 29.2 | 32.3 | 34.3 | 34.6 | 31.2 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 28.1 | 30.4 | 29.7 | 28.3 |

### Rainfall Variation

The average rainfall is 1823 mm. There is a difference of 705 mm of precipitation between the driest and wettest months i.e. July and January (and February).
[null Table] 10 Rainfall Variation in Peth
| | Rainfall (mm) | | Rainfall (mm) |
| January | 0 | July | 705 |
| February | 0 | August | 503 |
| March | 1 | September | 293 |
| April | 6 | October | 74 |
| May | 18 | November | 19 |
| June | 202 | December | 2 |
(Source: en.climate-data.org)