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About Pukchu Village

Pukchu is a mid sized village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 432 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukchu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukchu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Bariyatu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 223.4 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 432
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pukchu compares

By the 2011 count Pukchu is the 30th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 223.4 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Pukchu

Pukchu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pukchu as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pukchu from other places

Pukchu lies about 32 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 5.6 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 Pukchu
Nearest railway station Balumath 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bariyatu 32 km
District headquarters Latehar 32 km
Nearest town Lātehār 32 km

Villages closest to Pukchu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukchu village had a population of 838. That makes it the 30th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Pukchu village has 432 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukchu has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Pukchu is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukchu covers 223.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pukchu falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pukchu is Balumath, about 5.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pukchu.

Pukchu is about 32 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukchu is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 5.6 km away. Bariyatu is about 32 km away. Latehar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barni (1.7 km), Chetuag (3.3 km) and Darha (3.9 km).

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

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