About Puto Village

Puto is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 413 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puto village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835331
Area (hectares)	422 hectares
Population	848
Male Population	413
Female Population	435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puto compares

By the 2011 count Puto is the 43rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 422 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Puto

Puto is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puto as Available within 5 - 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 Puto from other places

Puto lies about 16 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 31 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 Puto
District headquarters	Gumla	16 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	22 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	31 km

Villages closest to Puto

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puto village had a population of 848. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Puto village has 413 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puto has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Puto is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puto covers 422 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puto falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Puto is Bakaspur, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puto.

Puto is about 16 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puto is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 16 km away. Gumlā is about 16 km away. Ghaghra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.