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About Pujarli Village

Pujarli is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 54 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, 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 Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 46.61 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 54
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
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 Pujarli compares

By the 2011 count Pujarli is the 121st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 46.61 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Pujarli

Pujarli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pujarli 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pujarli from other places

Pujarli lies about 53 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 52 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 Nerua 21 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 51 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 52 km
District headquarters Shimla 53 km

Villages closest to Pujarli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nerua 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 120. That makes it the 121st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Pujarli village has 54 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujarli has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Pujarli is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujarli covers 46.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pujarli is Salogra, about 52 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 km distance for Pujarli.

Pujarli is about 53 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 Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 21 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 51 km away. Salogra is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mahal Kedi (under 2 km), Kima Chandrauli (under 2 km) and Silori (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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