About Pukhuria Village

Pukhuria is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 282 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhuria village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	150 hectares
Population	584
Male Population	282
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pukhuria compares

By the 2011 count Pukhuria is the 99th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Pukhuria

Pukhuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pukhuria as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pukhuria from other places

Pukhuria lies about 27 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, 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 Pukhuria
Tehsil headquarters	Gobindpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	16 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	27 km

Villages closest to Pukhuria

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.

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Common questions about Pukhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhuria village had a population of 584. That makes it the 99th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Pukhuria village has 282 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhuria has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Pukhuria covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Pukhuria is about 27 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukhuria is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 12 km away. Chaibasa is about 16 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.