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About Putpura Village

Putpura is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,817, made up of 945 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putpura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 648.18 hectares
Population 1,817
Male Population 945
Female Population 872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Putpura compares

By the 2011 count Putpura is the 16th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 648.18 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Putpura

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

Putpura lies about 96 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 23 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 Putpura
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 20 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 23 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 23 km
District headquarters Durg 96 km

Villages closest to Putpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Putpura village had a population of 1,817. That makes it the 16th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Putpura village has 945 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putpura has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Putpura is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Putpura covers 648.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Putpura falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Putpura is Bhatapara, about 23 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 Putpura.

Putpura is about 96 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putpura is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 20 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 23 km away. Bhatapara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhilga (under 2 km), Binaika (1.7 km) and Bundela (2.6 km).

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

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