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About Punani Village

Punani is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 134 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177043
Area (hectares) 136.49 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 134
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
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 Punani compares

By the 2011 count Punani is the 37th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 136.49 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Punani

Punani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punani 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 Nathun, Nauri, Nihari and Pathiar. 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 Punani

As per the Census of India 2011, Punani village had a population of 297. That makes it the 37th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Punani village has 134 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punani has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Punani is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punani covers 136.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punani falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Punani 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 Punani.

Punani is in Rakkar 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 Punani today is likely to be higher.

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