About Puswada Village

Puswada is a large village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,109, made up of 1,056 males and 1,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puswada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puswada village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Kanker
Pincode	493551
Area (hectares)	706.7 hectares
Population	2,109
Male Population	1,056
Female Population	1,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puswada compares

By the 2011 count Puswada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 706.7 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Puswada

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

Puswada lies about 37 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 49 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 Puswada
Tehsil headquarters	Kanker	9.7 km
Nearest town	Kānker	9.7 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	37 km
Nearest railway station	Antagarh	49 km

Villages closest to Puswada

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

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Common questions about Puswada

As per the Census of India 2011, Puswada village had a population of 2,109. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Puswada village has 1,056 males and 1,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puswada has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Puswada covers 706.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Puswada is Antagarh, about 49 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 Puswada.

Puswada is about 37 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puswada is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kanker is about 9.7 km away. Kānker is about 9.7 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.