About Pukhru Village

Pukhru is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 75 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukhru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukhru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	73.25 hectares
Population	156
Male Population	75
Female Population	81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pukhru compares

By the 2011 count Pukhru is the 73rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 73.25 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Pukhru

Pukhru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pukhru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pukhru from other places

Pukhru lies about 28 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 24 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 Pukhru
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	6.9 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	18 km
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	24 km
District headquarters	Chamba	28 km

Villages closest to Pukhru

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.

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Common questions about Pukhru

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukhru village had a population of 156. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Pukhru village has 75 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukhru has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

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

Pukhru covers 73.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pukhru is Jawanwala Shahr, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pukhru.

Pukhru is about 28 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukhru is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 6.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 18 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.