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About Pringal Village

Pringal is a mid sized village in Boniyar tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 302 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pringal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pringal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Boniyar
Pincode 193122
Area (hectares) 30.4 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 302
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pringal compares

By the 2011 count Pringal is the 40th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 30.4 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Pringal

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

Pringal lies about 16 km from Baramula. 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 Pringal
Tehsil headquarters Boniyar 16 km
District headquarters Baramula 16 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 16 km

Villages closest to Pringal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pringal village had a population of 622. That makes it the 40th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Pringal village has 302 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pringal has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Pringal is 193122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pringal covers 30.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pringal falls under Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Pringal 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 Pringal.

Pringal is about 16 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pringal is in Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district. Boniyar is about 16 km away. Baramula is about 16 km away. Bāramūla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limber (under 2 km), Boniyar (1.7 km) and Batangi (2.7 km).

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

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