About Putka Village

Putka is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 567 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Saraipali
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	540.85 hectares
Population	1,133
Male Population	567
Female Population	566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Putka compares

By the 2011 count Putka is the 38th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 540.85 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Putka

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

Putka lies about 108 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 50 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 Putka
Tehsil headquarters	Saraipali	13 km
Nearest railway station	Barpali	50 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	108 km

Villages closest to Putka

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

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Common questions about Putka

As per the Census of India 2011, Putka village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 38th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Putka village has 567 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putka has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

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

Putka covers 540.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Putka falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Putka is Barpali, about 50 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 Putka.

Putka is about 108 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putka is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 13 km away. Barpali is about 50 km away. Mahasamund is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.