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About Pundar Village

Pundar is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 163 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pundar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pundar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 163
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pundar compares

By the 2011 count Pundar is the 54th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Pundar

Pundar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pundar 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 Pundar from other places

Pundar lies about 26 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 Pundar
Tehsil headquarters Theog 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Pundar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pundar village had a population of 327. That makes it the 54th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Pundar village has 163 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pundar has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Pundar is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pundar covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pundar falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Pundar is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pundar is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharori (under 2 km), Up Muhal Kambal (under 2 km) and Banea (1.5 km).

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

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