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About Punesra Village

Punesra is a mid sized village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,212, made up of 639 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares.

Punesra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punesra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Barbigha
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 1,212
Male Population 639
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punesra compares

By the 2011 count Punesra is the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 9.8 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 Punesra

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

Punesra lies about 14 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.3 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 Punesra
Nearest town Bar Bigha 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barbigha 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 6.3 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 14 km

Villages closest to Punesra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punesra village had a population of 1,212. That makes it the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Punesra village has 639 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punesra has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Punesra covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punesra falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Punesra is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.3 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 km distance for Punesra.

Punesra is about 14 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punesra is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Bar Bigha is about 1.6 km away. Barbigha is about 1.8 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraia (under 2 km), Tetarpur (under 2 km) and Toi (1.8 km).

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

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