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About Pujarli Village

Pujarli is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 184 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, 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 Shimla Rural
Pincode 171009
Area (hectares) 117.15 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 184
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
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 36th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 117.15 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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 6.7 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 5.0 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
Nearest railway station Taradevi 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 6.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.7 km

Villages closest to Pujarli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 380. That makes it the 36th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Pujarli village has 184 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujarli has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pujarli is 171009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujarli covers 117.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pujarli is Taradevi, about 5.0 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 6.7 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Taradevi is about 5.0 km away. Shimla Rural is about 6.7 km away. Shimla is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chadau (under 2 km), Up Muhal Kawalag (under 2 km) and Gosan (1.9 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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