About Pukhuriya Village

Pukhuriya is a mid sized village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 355 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukhuriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhuriya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakulia
Pincode	832301
Area (hectares)	255.54 hectares
Population	695
Male Population	355
Female Population	340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pukhuriya compares

By the 2011 count Pukhuriya is the 40th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 255.54 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Pukhuriya

Pukhuriya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pukhuriya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pukhuriya from other places

Pukhuriya lies about 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chirugoda, about 9.2 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 Pukhuriya
Nearest railway station	Chirugoda	9.2 km
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	9.5 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakulia	22 km

Villages closest to Pukhuriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhuriya village had a population of 695. That makes it the 40th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Pukhuriya village has 355 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhuriya has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Pukhuriya is 832301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukhuriya covers 255.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pukhuriya falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pukhuriya is Chirugoda, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pukhuriya.

Pukhuriya is about 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukhuriya is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chirugoda is about 9.2 km away. Ghātsīla is about 9.5 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.