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About Pusawand Village

Pusawand is a mid sized village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 332 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pusawand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pusawand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 311.12 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 332
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,166
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pusawand compares

By the 2011 count Pusawand is the 52nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 311.12 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Pusawand

Pusawand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pusawand 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 Patoud, Petoli, Pidhapal and Potgaon. 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 Pusawand

As per the Census of India 2011, Pusawand village had a population of 719. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Pusawand village has 332 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pusawand has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Pusawand is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pusawand covers 311.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pusawand falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Pusawand 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 Pusawand.

Pusawand is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker 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 Pusawand today is likely to be higher.

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