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About Putpura Village

Putpura is a large village in Janjgir tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,387, made up of 1,738 males and 1,649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putpura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Janjgir
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 726.11 hectares
Population 3,387
Male Population 1,738
Female Population 1,649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Putpura compares

By the 2011 count Putpura is the 10th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents. Its 726.11 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

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 5 - 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 4.1 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 5.5 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
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Janjgir 5.4 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 5.5 km

Villages closest to Putpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Janjgir 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 3,387. That makes it the 10th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents.

Putpura village has 1,738 males and 1,649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putpura has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Putpura is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Putpura covers 726.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Putpura falls under Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Putpura is Janjgir Naila, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Putpura.

Putpura is about 4.1 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putpura is in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Janjgir Champa is about 4.1 km away. Janjgir is about 5.4 km away. Jānjgīr is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khokhra (2.8 km), Banari (3.0 km) and Hathitikra (4.2 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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