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About Pundrara Village

Pundrara is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 72 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pundrara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pundrara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 72
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Pundrara compares

By the 2011 count Pundrara is the 101st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Pundrara

Pundrara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pundrara 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 Pundrara from other places

Pundrara lies about 48 km from Shimla. 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 Pundrara
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 48 km

Villages closest to Pundrara

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 Pundrara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pundrara village had a population of 145. That makes it the 101st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Pundrara village has 72 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pundrara has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Pundrara covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

Pundrara is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pundrara is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poran (under 2 km), D P F Lalon (2.2 km) and Lalon (2.2 km).

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

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