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About Pusra Village

Pusra is a mid sized village in Kansabel tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,815, made up of 886 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pusra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pusra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kansabel
Pincode 496223
Area (hectares) 797.95 hectares
Population 1,815
Male Population 886
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pusra compares

By the 2011 count Pusra is the 12th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,250 residents. Its 797.95 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Pusra

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

Pusra lies about 45 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 69 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 Pusra
Tehsil headquarters Kansabel 6.8 km
District headquarters Jashpur 45 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 45 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 69 km

Villages closest to Pusra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pusra village had a population of 1,815. That makes it the 12th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,250 residents.

Pusra village has 886 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pusra has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Pusra is 496223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pusra covers 797.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pusra falls under Kansabel tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pusra is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 69 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 Pusra.

Pusra is about 45 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pusra is in Kansabel tehsil of Jashpur district. Kansabel is about 6.8 km away. Jashpur is about 45 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansabel (6.8 km), Pongro (11 km) and Bataikela (14 km).

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

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