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About Puddar Village

Puddar is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 254 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.94 hectares hectares.

Puddar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puddar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 69.94 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 254
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Puddar compares

By the 2011 count Puddar is the 92nd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 69.94 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Puddar

Puddar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puddar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Puddar from other places

Puddar lies about 82 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 49 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 Puddar
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 15 km
Nearest town Begamganj 42 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 49 km
District headquarters Raisen 82 km

Villages closest to Puddar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puddar village had a population of 486. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Puddar village has 254 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puddar has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Puddar covers 69.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puddar falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puddar is Gadarwara, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puddar.

Puddar is about 82 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puddar is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 15 km away. Begamganj is about 42 km away. Gadarwara is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamkua (under 2 km), Bilgawan (under 2 km) and Barrapondi (2.5 km).

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

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