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About Pundaga Village

Pundaga is a mid sized village in Ramkanda tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 830, made up of 426 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pundaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pundaga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ramkanda
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 830
Male Population 426
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pundaga compares

By the 2011 count Pundaga is the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Pundaga

Pundaga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pundaga as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pundaga from other places

Pundaga lies about 30 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Mangra, about 21 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 Pundaga
Tehsil headquarters Ramkanda 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Mangra 21 km
Nearest town Medininagar 21 km
District headquarters Garhwa 30 km

Villages closest to Pundaga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pundaga village had a population of 830. That makes it the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Pundaga village has 426 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pundaga has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Pundaga is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pundaga covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pundaga falls under Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pundaga is Mangra, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pundaga.

Pundaga is about 30 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pundaga is in Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramkanda is about 5.7 km away. Mangra is about 21 km away. Medininagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sabane (1.5 km), Udaipur (1.5 km) and Kurundari (1.9 km).

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

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