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About Pukhrela Village

Pukhrela is a small village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 154 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.47 hectares hectares.

Pukhrela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhrela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 581.47 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 154
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Pukhrela compares

By the 2011 count Pukhrela is the 115th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 581.47 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Pukhrela

Pukhrela is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pukhrela as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pukhrela from other places

Pukhrela lies about 38 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 26 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 Pukhrela
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 8.2 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Rampura 26 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 38 km

Villages closest to Pukhrela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhrela village had a population of 273. That makes it the 115th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Pukhrela village has 154 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhrela has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Pukhrela covers 581.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pukhrela falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pukhrela is Rampura, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pukhrela.

Pukhrela is about 38 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukhrela is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 8.2 km away. Bijāwar is about 8.2 km away. Rampura is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilgay (under 2 km), Nayatal (3.8 km) and Deopur (4.3 km).

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

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