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About Puha Village

Puha is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 243 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 832113
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 243
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Puha compares

By the 2011 count Puha is the 133rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 1020.

Getting to Puha

Puha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puha 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 Puha from other places

Puha lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 8.4 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 Puha
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 8.4 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 19 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km

Villages closest to Puha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puha village had a population of 482. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Puha village has 243 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puha has about 984 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Puha is 832113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puha covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puha falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Puha is Pandrasali, about 8.4 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 Puha.

Puha is about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puha is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Pandrasali is about 8.4 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Gobindpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katanga (2.0 km), Gangadihi (3.1 km) and Gangidih (3.1 km).

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

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