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About Putsura Village

Putsura is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,908, made up of 945 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putsura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putsura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 801.76 hectares
Population 1,908
Male Population 945
Female Population 963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Putsura compares

By the 2011 count Putsura is the 7th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 801.76 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Putsura

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

Putsura 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 Putsura
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 Putsura

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 Putsura

As per the Census of India 2011, Putsura village had a population of 1,908. That makes it the 7th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Putsura village has 945 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putsura has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

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

Putsura covers 801.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Putsura falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Putsura 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 village for Putsura.

Putsura 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.

Putsura 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 Putsu (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 Putsura today is likely to be higher.

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