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About Pujarikanker Village

Pujarikanker is a small village in Usur tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 195 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1067.496 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pujarikanker Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pujarikanker village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Usur
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 1067.496 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 195
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pujarikanker compares

By the 2011 count Pujarikanker is the 45th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 453 residents. Its 1067.496 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Pujarikanker

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

Pujarikanker lies about 52 km from Bijapur. 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 Pujarikanker
Tehsil headquarters Usur 19 km
Nearest town Manuguru 44 km
District headquarters Bijapur 52 km

Villages closest to Pujarikanker

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pujarikanker village had a population of 399. That makes it the 45th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 453 residents.

Pujarikanker village has 195 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujarikanker has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Pujarikanker is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujarikanker covers 1067.496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pujarikanker falls under Usur tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Pujarikanker notes the nearest railway station 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 Pujarikanker.

Pujarikanker is about 52 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pujarikanker is in Usur tehsil of Bijapur district. Usur is about 19 km away. Manuguru is about 44 km away. Bijapur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunjeparti (5.0 km), Chinganpalli (5.2 km) and Tumrela (5.6 km).

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

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