About Puje Village

Puje is a mid sized village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 300 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puje village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172103
Area (hectares)	84.18 hectares
Population	608
Male Population	300
Female Population	308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puje compares

By the 2011 count Puje is the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 84.18 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Puje

Puje is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puje 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. The nearest villages by name are Paring Khor, Pashpa, Phaktayowar Dhar and Phulyari Dhar. 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.

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Common questions about Puje

As per the Census of India 2011, Puje village had a population of 608. That makes it the 11th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Puje village has 300 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puje has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Puje is 172103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puje covers 84.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puje falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Puje is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur 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.