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About Pujaripal Village

Pujaripal is a small village in Kuakonda tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 72 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,403 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pujaripal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pujaripal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Kuakonda
Pincode 494552
Area (hectares) 254.37 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 72
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,403
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pujaripal compares

By the 2011 count Pujaripal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 254.37 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1100.

Getting to Pujaripal

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

Pujaripal lies about 28 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 21 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 Pujaripal
Nearest railway station Kirandul 21 km
Nearest town Bacheli 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuakonda 28 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 28 km

Villages closest to Pujaripal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pujaripal village had a population of 173. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Pujaripal village has 72 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujaripal has about 1403 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1100.

The pincode recorded for Pujaripal is 494552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujaripal covers 254.37 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.

Pujaripal falls under Kuakonda tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pujaripal is Kirandul, about 21 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 Pujaripal.

Pujaripal is about 28 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pujaripal is in Kuakonda tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kirandul is about 21 km away. Bacheli is about 25 km away. Kuakonda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Potali (1.5 km), Burgum (3.1 km) and Lawa (3.2 km).

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

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