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About Putsu Village

Putsu is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 86 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putsu village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 85.27 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 86
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Putsu compares

By the 2011 count Putsu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 85.27 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Putsu

Putsu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Putsu as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Putsu from other places

Putsu lies about 76 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 48 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 Putsu
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 18 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 48 km
Nearest town Medininagar 62 km
District headquarters Surguja 76 km

Villages closest to Putsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Putsu village had a population of 165. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Putsu village has 86 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putsu has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Putsu is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Putsu covers 85.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Putsu falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Putsu is Barwadih Junction, about 48 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 - 10 km distance for Putsu.

Putsu is about 76 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putsu is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 18 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 48 km away. Medininagar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Putsura (under 2 km), Jhalpi (4.6 km) and Jarhadih (5.8 km).

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

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