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About Puhpi Village

Puhpi is a small village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 241 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puhpi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puhpi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Pincode 802218
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 241
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puhpi compares

By the 2011 count Puhpi is the 127th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Puhpi

Puhpi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puhpi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puhpi from other places

Puhpi lies about 77 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Puhpi
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 7.8 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Shaheed Baba Parav Halt 17 km
District headquarters Rohtas 77 km

Villages closest to Puhpi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinara tehsil.

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 Puhpi

As per the Census of India 2011, Puhpi village had a population of 478. That makes it the 127th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Puhpi village has 241 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puhpi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Puhpi is 802218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puhpi covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puhpi falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Puhpi is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Puhpi is about 77 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puhpi is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 7.8 km away. Bikramganj is about 17 km away. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (under 2 km), Lilwachh (1.6 km) and Ghorwanchh (1.6 km).

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

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