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About Puso Village

Puso is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 651 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puso village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 1,374
Male Population 651
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puso compares

By the 2011 count Puso is the 23rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Puso

Puso is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Puso as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Puso from other places

Puso lies about 31 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Irgaon, about 18 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 Puso
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 13 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 17 km
Nearest railway station Irgaon 18 km
District headquarters Gumla 31 km

Villages closest to Puso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puso village had a population of 1,374. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Puso village has 651 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puso has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Puso is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puso covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puso falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Puso is Irgaon, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Puso.

Puso is about 31 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puso is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 13 km away. Lohārdagā is about 17 km away. Irgaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dari (under 2 km), Garwali (1.9 km) and Ekamba (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Puso today is likely to be higher.

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