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About Pujam Village

Pujam is a mid sized village in Nilokheri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 698 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pujam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pujam village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Nilokheri
Pincode 132117
Area (hectares) 292 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 698
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pujam compares

By the 2011 count Pujam is the 46th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Pujam

Pujam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pujam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pujam from other places

Pujam lies about 19 km from Karnal. 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 Pujam
Tehsil headquarters Nilokheri 2.5 km
Nearest town Tirāwari 5.9 km
District headquarters Karnal 19 km

Villages closest to Pujam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pujam village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 46th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents.

Pujam village has 698 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujam has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Pujam is 132117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujam covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pujam falls under Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The census record for Pujam notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pujam.

Pujam is about 19 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pujam is in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district. Nilokheri is about 2.5 km away. Tirāwari is about 5.9 km away. Karnal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manak Majra (1.7 km), Butana (2.0 km) and Raipur Roran (2.4 km).

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

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