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About Puri Village

Puri is a mid sized village in Gharghoda tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 602 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 749.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Gharghoda
Pincode 496111
Area (hectares) 749.48 hectares
Population 1,211
Male Population 602
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puri compares

By the 2011 count Puri is the 22nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 749.48 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Puri

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

Puri lies about 7.0 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 6.7 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 Puri
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 6.7 km
District headquarters Raigarh 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gharghoda 28 km

Villages closest to Puri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puri village had a population of 1,211. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Puri village has 602 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puri has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Puri is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puri covers 749.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puri falls under Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Puri is Kotarlia, about 6.7 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 Puri.

Puri is about 7.0 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puri is in Gharghoda tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 6.7 km away. Raigarh is about 7.0 km away. Gharghoda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotarimal (5.9 km), Rai (7.0 km) and Kathrapali (8.0 km).

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

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