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About Punahli Village

Punahli is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 90 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punahli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punahli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 68.29 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 90
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Punahli compares

By the 2011 count Punahli is the 162nd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 68.29 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Punahli

Punahli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punahli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punahli from other places

Punahli lies about 52 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 12 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 Punahli
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 19 km
Nearest town Baddi 30 km
District headquarters Solan 52 km

Villages closest to Punahli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punahli village had a population of 166. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Punahli village has 90 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punahli has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Punahli is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punahli covers 68.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punahli falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Punahli is Kiratpur Sahib, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Punahli.

Punahli is about 52 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punahli is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 12 km away. Nalagarh is about 19 km away. Baddi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amb Da Har (under 2 km), Jangal Kala Amb (under 2 km) and Kathimb (under 2 km).

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

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