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About Putulia Village

Putulia is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 306 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Putulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723155
Area (hectares) 82.53 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 306
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Putulia compares

By the 2011 count Putulia is the 89th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 82.53 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Putulia

Putulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Putulia as Available within <5 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 Putulia from other places

Putulia lies about under 2 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Purulia Junction, about under 2 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 Putulia
District headquarters Puruliya under 2 km
Nearest railway station Purulia Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Para 25 km

Villages closest to Putulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Putulia village had a population of 577. That makes it the 89th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Putulia village has 306 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putulia has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Putulia is 723155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Putulia covers 82.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Putulia falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Putulia is Purulia Junction, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Putulia.

Putulia is about under 2 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Putulia is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Puruliya is about under 2 km away. Purulia Junction is about under 2 km away. Para is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhanpara (25 km), Pabra (25 km) and Para (25 km).

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

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