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About Pugada Village

Pugada is a small village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 61 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pugada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pugada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 267.87 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 61
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pugada compares

By the 2011 count Pugada is the 144th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 267.87 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Pugada

Pugada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pugada as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pugada from other places

Pugada lies about 88 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 47 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 Pugada
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 47 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 51 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 88 km

Villages closest to Pugada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pugada village had a population of 124. That makes it the 144th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Pugada village has 61 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pugada has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Pugada is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pugada covers 267.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pugada falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pugada is Bhanupratappur, about 47 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 10+ km distance for Pugada.

Pugada is about 88 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pugada is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 11 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 47 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gattegahan (1.8 km), Unchapur (2.5 km) and Koracha (2.5 km).

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

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