About Punang Khas Village

Punang Khas is a mid sized village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 912 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 406 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punang Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punang Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172103
Area (hectares)	152.88 hectares
Population	1,282
Male Population	912
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	406
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Punang Khas compares

By the 2011 count Punang Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 152.88 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Punang Khas

Punang Khas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Punang Khas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Punang Khas from other places

Punang Khas lies about 20 km from Kinnaur. 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 Punang Khas
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	20 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	20 km
Nearest town	Shimla	99 km

Villages closest to Punang Khas

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

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Common questions about Punang Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Punang Khas village had a population of 1,282. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Punang Khas village has 912 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punang Khas has about 406 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

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

Punang Khas covers 152.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punang Khas falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Punang Khas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Punang Khas.

Punang Khas is about 20 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punang Khas is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 20 km away. Kinnaur is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.