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About Putarwahi Village

Putarwahi is a mid sized village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 410 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putarwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putarwahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 468.87 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 410
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Putarwahi compares

By the 2011 count Putarwahi is the 49th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 468.87 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Putarwahi

Putarwahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Putarwahi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Putarwahi from other places

Putarwahi lies about 76 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 15 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 Putarwahi
Tehsil headquarters Dondi 13 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 15 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 16 km
District headquarters Durg 76 km

Villages closest to Putarwahi

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 Putarwahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Putarwahi village had a population of 844. That makes it the 49th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Putarwahi village has 410 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putarwahi has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

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

Putarwahi covers 468.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Putarwahi falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Putarwahi is Gudum, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Putarwahi.

Putarwahi is about 76 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putarwahi is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Dondi is about 13 km away. Gudum is about 15 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathena (3.4 km), Parkalkasa F V (4.2 km) and Dhorritema (4.4 km).

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

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