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About Pujarli Village

Pujarli is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 82 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pujarli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pujarli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 80.32 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 82
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pujarli compares

By the 2011 count Pujarli is the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 80.32 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pujarli

Pujarli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pujarli 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pujarli from other places

Pujarli lies about 8.8 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 7.2 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 Pujarli
Tehsil headquarters Junga under 2 km
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 7.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.8 km

Villages closest to Pujarli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pujarli village had a population of 157. That makes it the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Pujarli village has 82 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujarli has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Pujarli is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujarli covers 80.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pujarli falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pujarli is Shoghi railway station, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pujarli.

Pujarli is about 8.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pujarli is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about under 2 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 7.2 km away. Shimla is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Junga (under 2 km), Dhalyana (under 2 km) and Jangal Kohan (under 2 km).

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

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