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About Pulcha Village

Pulcha is a small village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 122 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulcha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 104.32 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 122
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulcha compares

By the 2011 count Pulcha is the 93rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 104.32 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Pulcha

Pulcha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pulcha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pulcha from other places

Pulcha lies about 47 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Nakti Semara, about 28 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 Pulcha
Nearest railway station Nakti Semara 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 31 km
District headquarters Bastar 47 km

Villages closest to Pulcha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagdalpur 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 Pulcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulcha village had a population of 245. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Pulcha village has 122 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulcha has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Pulcha is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulcha covers 104.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pulcha falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pulcha is Nakti Semara, about 28 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pulcha.

Pulcha is about 47 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulcha is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Nakti Semara is about 28 km away. Jagdalpur is about 31 km away. Bastar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tolawada (2.2 km), Chitalgur (4.6 km) and Gudiya (6.8 km).

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

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