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About Punjyal Village

Punjyal is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 24 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punjyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punjyal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 11.56 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 24
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punjyal compares

By the 2011 count Punjyal is the 296th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 11.56 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 Punjyal

Punjyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punjyal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Punjyal from other places

Punjyal lies about 14 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 Punjyal
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 8.3 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 32 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Punjyal

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 Punjyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Punjyal village had a population of 49. That makes it the 296th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Punjyal village has 24 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punjyal has about 1042 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 Punjyal is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punjyal covers 11.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Punjyal is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Punjyal.

Punjyal is about 14 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punjyal is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 8.3 km away. Hamirpur is about 14 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Busal (under 2 km), Amlahru (under 2 km) and Amlehru (under 2 km).

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

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