About Puwal Village

Puwal is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 319 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181131
Area (hectares)	57.1 hectares
Population	600
Male Population	319
Female Population	281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puwal compares

By the 2011 count Puwal is the 60th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 57.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Puwal

Puwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puwal 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. The nearest villages by name are Pathey, Pindi Charkan Kalan, Pindi Charkan Khurd and Pindi Sarochanan Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Puwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Puwal village had a population of 600. That makes it the 60th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Puwal village has 319 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puwal has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Puwal is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puwal covers 57.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puwal falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Puwal 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 Puwal.

Puwal is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.