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About Pukherer Village

Pukherer is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 22 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukherer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukherer village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 10.47 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 22
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pukherer compares

By the 2011 count Pukherer is the 305th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 10.47 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Pukherer

Pukherer is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pukherer as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pukherer from other places

Pukherer lies about 42 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 5.3 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 Pukherer
Nearest railway station Tripal 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 42 km

Villages closest to Pukherer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukherer village had a population of 44. That makes it the 305th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Pukherer village has 22 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukherer has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Pukherer is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukherer covers 10.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pukherer falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pukherer is Tripal, about 5.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pukherer.

Pukherer is about 42 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukherer is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tripal is about 5.3 km away. Nadaun is about 23 km away. Dharamsala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhiani (1.8 km), Machhun (3.0 km) and Chanwan (3.8 km).

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

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