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About Pujarli Village

Pujarli is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 72 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171224, 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 Rohru
Pincode 171224
Area (hectares) 38.96 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 72
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pujarli compares

By the 2011 count Pujarli is the 84th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 38.96 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pujarli

Pujarli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pujarli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 49 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 Pujarli
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 8.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 49 km

Villages closest to Pujarli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rohru 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 155. That makes it the 84th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Pujarli village has 72 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujarli has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Pujarli is 171224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujarli covers 38.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Pujarli notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pujarli.

Pujarli is about 49 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 Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 8.2 km away. Shimla is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siao (2.1 km), Madarli (3.0 km) and Arhal (3.3 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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