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About Puniburi Village

Puniburi is a mid sized village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 305 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puniburi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puniburi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833101
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 305
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puniburi compares

By the 2011 count Puniburi is the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Puniburi

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

Puniburi lies about 18 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 14 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 Puniburi
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 14 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 18 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 23 km

Villages closest to Puniburi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puniburi village had a population of 630. That makes it the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Puniburi village has 305 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puniburi has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Puniburi is 833101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puniburi covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puniburi falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Puniburi is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Puniburi.

Puniburi is about 18 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puniburi is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 1.9 km away. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 14 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damodiri (under 2 km), Jamdah (under 2 km) and Champad (1.6 km).

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

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