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About Putupatera Village

Putupatera is a small village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 16 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 688 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putupatera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putupatera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 40.06 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 16
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 688
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Putupatera compares

By the 2011 count Putupatera is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 40.06 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Putupatera

Putupatera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Putupatera as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Putupatera from other places

Putupatera lies about 50 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 34 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 Putupatera
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 3.0 km
Nearest town Mungeli 20 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 34 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 50 km

Villages closest to Putupatera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Putupatera village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Putupatera village has 16 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putupatera has about 688 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Putupatera is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Putupatera covers 40.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Putupatera falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Putupatera is Kargi Road, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Putupatera.

Putupatera is about 50 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putupatera is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 3.0 km away. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Kargi Road is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrapur (under 2 km), Kusumkunda (under 2 km) and Dindol (under 2 km).

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

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