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About Pusu Village

Pusu is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 441 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 784.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pusu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pusu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 784.71 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 441
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pusu compares

By the 2011 count Pusu is the 76th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 784.71 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pusu

Pusu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pusu as Available within <5 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 Pusu from other places

Pusu lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Shanki, about 12 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 Pusu
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 11 km
Nearest railway station Shanki 12 km
Nearest town Rātu 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 20 km

Villages closest to Pusu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pusu village had a population of 888. That makes it the 76th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Pusu village has 441 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pusu has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Pusu is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pusu covers 784.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pusu falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pusu is Shanki, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Pusu.

Pusu is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pusu is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 11 km away. Shanki is about 12 km away. Rātu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pithauriya (under 2 km), Uparkonki (under 2 km) and Hethkonki (1.8 km).

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

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