About Putka Village

Putka is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 436 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putka village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Khoyrasol
Pincode	731125
Area (hectares)	331.88 hectares
Population	835
Male Population	436
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Putka compares

By the 2011 count Putka is the 67th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 331.88 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Putka

Putka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Putka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Putka from other places

Putka lies about 66 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 14 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 Putka
Tehsil headquarters	Khoyrasol	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Panchra	14 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	15 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	66 km

Villages closest to Putka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Putka village had a population of 835. That makes it the 67th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Putka village has 436 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putka has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Putka is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Putka covers 331.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Putka falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Putka is Panchra, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Putka.

Putka is about 66 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putka is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Khoyrasol is about 9.6 km away. Panchra is about 14 km away. Dubrājpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.