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About Puhputra Village

Puhputra is a large village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,454, made up of 1,719 males and 1,735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puhputra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puhputra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 984.53 hectares
Population 3,454
Male Population 1,719
Female Population 1,735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puhputra compares

By the 2011 count Puhputra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 984.53 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Puhputra

Puhputra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puhputra 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. The nearest villages by name are Patkura, Pipar Khar, Pondi and Potka. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Puhputra

As per the Census of India 2011, Puhputra village had a population of 3,454. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Puhputra village has 1,719 males and 1,735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puhputra has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Puhputra is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puhputra covers 984.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puhputra falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Puhputra notes the nearest railway station 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 Puhputra.

Puhputra is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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