Putpura
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| Author: Laxman Burdak IFS (R) |
Putpura (पुतपुरा ) is a village in tahsil Janjgir of Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh.
Variants
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Putak = Pahapaka = Putpura, a village in tahsil Janjgir of Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh. Mentioned in Kharod stone Inscription of Ratnadeva II : Chedi year 933 (1181 AD) as Pahapaka (पहपक), identified as Putpura, 16 miles to the north. (p.536).... (V.35) He (Gangadhara) caused to be erected a temple of the goddess Durgâ (दुर्गा) at Durga (दुर्ग) and (another) of the sun at the town of Pahapaka (पहपक) and a cloud-scraping temple of Sambhu at Pôratha (पोरथ). (p.542) [1]
Location
It is situated 6km away from Janjgir, which is both district & sub-district headquarter of Putpura village. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Putpura village is 436575. Putpura village is located in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh, India. As per 2009 stats, Putpura village is also a gram panchayat. The total geographical area of village is 726.11 hectares. [2]