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About Puntwar Village

Puntwar is a village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Puntwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puntwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Area (hectares) 85 hectares

How far is Puntwar from other places

Puntwar lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Puntwar
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 29 km
District headquarters Chamba 29 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 66 km

Villages closest to Puntwar

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

Puntwar covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census.

Puntwar falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puntwar is Nurpur Road, about 66 km away in a straight line.

Puntwar is about 29 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puntwar is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 29 km away. Chamba is about 29 km away. Nurpur Road is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangalwas (under 2 km), Thalli (under 2 km) and Chhajaut (under 2 km).

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

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