About Putaria Village

Putaria is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 576 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putaria village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	206 hectares
Population	1,075
Male Population	576
Female Population	499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Putaria compares

By the 2011 count Putaria is the 45th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Putaria

Putaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Putaria as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Putaria from other places

Putaria lies about 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 13 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 Putaria
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt	13 km
District headquarters	Giridih	20 km

Villages closest to Putaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Putaria village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 45th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Putaria village has 576 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putaria has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Putaria is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Putaria covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Putaria falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Putaria is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 13 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Putaria.

Putaria is about 20 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putaria is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 7.0 km away. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 13 km away. Giridih is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.