About Pukhuriya Village

Pukhuriya is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 240 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, 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	Potka
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	199.39 hectares
Population	516
Male Population	240
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,150
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pukhuriya compares

By the 2011 count Pukhuriya is the 133rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 199.39 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Pukhuriya

Pukhuriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pukhuriya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pukhuriya from other places

Pukhuriya lies about 61 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, 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 Pukhuriya
Nearest town	Gobindpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potka	18 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	61 km

Villages closest to Pukhuriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potka 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 516. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Pukhuriya village has 240 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhuriya has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Pukhuriya is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukhuriya covers 199.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pukhuriya is Chaibasa, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pukhuriya.

Pukhuriya is about 61 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 Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Gobindpur is about 12 km away. Chaibasa is about 16 km away. Potka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.