Skip to main content

About Puling Village

Puling is a mid sized village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 381 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puling village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Multhan
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 380.53 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 381
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
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 Puling compares

By the 2011 count Puling is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 380.53 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Puling

Puling is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puling 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. The nearest villages by name are Marala Dhar, Multhan, Nalotha and Napohta. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Puling

As per the Census of India 2011, Puling village had a population of 698. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Puling village has 381 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puling has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Puling is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puling covers 380.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puling falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Puling notes the nearest railway station 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 Puling.

Puling is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All