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About Putkelchuan Village

Putkelchuan is a mid sized village in Khaprakhol tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 260 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putkelchuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putkelchuan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Khaprakhol
Pincode 767028
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 260
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Putkelchuan compares

By the 2011 count Putkelchuan is the 57th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 772 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Putkelchuan

Putkelchuan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Putkelchuan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Matikhai, Nagdera, Nandupala and Phulkimunda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Putkelchuan

As per the Census of India 2011, Putkelchuan village had a population of 518. That makes it the 57th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 772 residents.

Putkelchuan village has 260 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putkelchuan has about 992 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Putkelchuan is 767028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Putkelchuan covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Putkelchuan falls under Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Putkelchuan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Putkelchuan.

Putkelchuan is in Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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