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About Pudu Village

Pudu is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,341, made up of 645 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1032.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudu village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 1032.03 hectares
Population 1,341
Male Population 645
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pudu compares

By the 2011 count Pudu is the 45th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1032.03 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Pudu

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

Pudu lies about 40 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 10 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 Pudu
Nearest railway station Belgahna 10 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 40 km

Villages closest to Pudu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudu village had a population of 1,341. That makes it the 45th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Pudu village has 645 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudu has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

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

Pudu covers 1032.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pudu falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pudu is Belgahna, about 10 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 village for Pudu.

Pudu is about 40 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudu is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belgahna is about 10 km away. Ratanpur is about 18 km away. Kota is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rigwar (1.9 km), Tendubhatha (1.9 km) and Pachra (5.9 km).

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

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