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About Putrar Village

Putrar is a mid sized village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 363 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1555.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putrar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 1555.18 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 363
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Putrar compares

By the 2011 count Putrar is the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 1555.18 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Putrar

Putrar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Putrar 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 Putrar from other places

Putrar lies about 24 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Richughuta, about 16 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 Putrar
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 14 km
Nearest railway station Richughuta 16 km
Nearest town Lātehār 22 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 24 km

Villages closest to Putrar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Putrar village had a population of 700. That makes it the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Putrar village has 363 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putrar has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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

Putrar covers 1555.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Putrar falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Putrar is Richughuta, about 16 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 Putrar.

Putrar is about 24 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putrar is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Peshrar is about 14 km away. Richughuta is about 16 km away. Lātehār is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kauadanr (2.7 km), Honhe (3.6 km) and Chainpur (3.8 km).

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

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