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About Pukhred Village

Pukhred is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 99 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukhred Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhred village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 212.54 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 99
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pukhred compares

By the 2011 count Pukhred is the 64th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 212.54 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Pukhred

Pukhred is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pukhred 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pukhred from other places

Pukhred lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 19 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 Pukhred
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 31 km

Villages closest to Pukhred

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhred village had a population of 205. That makes it the 64th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Pukhred village has 99 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhred has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Pukhred is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukhred covers 212.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pukhred falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pukhred is Jawanwala Shahr, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pukhred.

Pukhred is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukhred is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 4.7 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 19 km away. Dharamsala 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 Naloh (under 2 km), Gorat Bangotu (under 2 km) and Bela Jangal (1.8 km).

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

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