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About Punda Village

Punda is a small village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 83 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Pincode 832301
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 83
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Punda compares

By the 2011 count Punda is the 189th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Punda

Punda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Punda from other places

Punda lies about 7.2 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kokpara, about 5.5 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 Punda
Nearest railway station Kokpara 5.5 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakulia 11 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 16 km

Villages closest to Punda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punda village had a population of 163. That makes it the 189th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Punda village has 83 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punda has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Punda is 832301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punda covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Punda falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Punda is Kokpara, about 5.5 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 <5 km distance for Punda.

Punda is about 7.2 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punda is in Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Kokpara is about 5.5 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 7.2 km away. Chakulia is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhiyashol (under 2 km), Kantabani (2.4 km) and Banriyagajar (2.8 km).

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

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