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About Pusalata Village

Pusalata is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 672 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pusalata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pusalata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 462 hectares
Population 1,374
Male Population 672
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pusalata compares

By the 2011 count Pusalata is the 24th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Pusalata

Pusalata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pusalata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pusalata from other places

Pusalata lies about 9.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 1.5 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 Pusalata
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakradharpur 8.4 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 9.9 km

Villages closest to Pusalata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pusalata village had a population of 1,374. That makes it the 24th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Pusalata village has 672 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pusalata has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Pusalata is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pusalata covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pusalata falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pusalata is Lotapahar, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pusalata.

Pusalata is about 9.9 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pusalata is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 1.5 km away. Chakradharpur is about 8.4 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murhatu (under 2 km), Burigora (2.3 km) and Somra (3.1 km).

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

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