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About Puni Village

Puni is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 71 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 71
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puni compares

By the 2011 count Puni is the 204th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Puni

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

Puni lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Puni
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 5.0 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 34 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 36 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km

Villages closest to Puni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puni village had a population of 140. That makes it the 204th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Puni village has 71 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puni has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Puni is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puni covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puni falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Puni is Summer Hill, about 36 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 - 10 km distance for Puni.

Puni is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puni is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 5.0 km away. Sundarnagar is about 34 km away. Summer Hill is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kwagla (1.6 km), Riki (2.6 km) and Bhanthal (2.8 km).

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

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