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About Pusawad Village

Pusawad is a mid sized village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,114, made up of 545 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pusawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pusawad village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 360 hectares
Population 1,114
Male Population 545
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pusawad compares

By the 2011 count Pusawad is the 32nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1049.

Getting to Pusawad

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

Pusawad lies about 88 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 2.2 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 Pusawad
Nearest railway station Gudum 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi 7.6 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 18 km
District headquarters Durg 88 km

Villages closest to Pusawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pusawad village had a population of 1,114. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Pusawad village has 545 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pusawad has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Pusawad is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pusawad covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pusawad falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pusawad is Gudum, about 2.2 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 Pusawad.

Pusawad is about 88 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pusawad is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Gudum is about 2.2 km away. Dondi is about 7.6 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Petechuwa (under 2 km), Rajolidih (2.7 km) and Rajolidih F V (2.7 km).

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

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