About Putkapuri Village

Putkapuri is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,320, made up of 662 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putkapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putkapuri village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Pusour
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	270.69 hectares
Population	1,320
Male Population	662
Female Population	658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Putkapuri compares

By the 2011 count Putkapuri is the 27th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 270.69 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Putkapuri

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

Putkapuri lies about 16 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 14 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 Putkapuri
Nearest railway station	Kirodimal Nagar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pusour	16 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	16 km

Villages closest to Putkapuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Putkapuri village had a population of 1,320. That makes it the 27th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Putkapuri village has 662 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putkapuri has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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

Putkapuri covers 270.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Putkapuri falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Putkapuri is Kirodimal Nagar, about 14 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 Putkapuri.

Putkapuri is about 16 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putkapuri is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kirodimal Nagar is about 14 km away. Pusour is about 16 km away. Raigarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.