About Pungi Village

Pungi is a large village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,151, made up of 1,050 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Mandar
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	340 hectares
Population	2,151
Male Population	1,050
Female Population	1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungi compares

By the 2011 count Pungi is the 27th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Pungi

Pungi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pungi as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pungi from other places

Pungi lies about 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 8.4 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 Pungi
Tehsil headquarters	Mandar	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Tangarbansali	8.4 km
Nearest town	Rātu	12 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	24 km

Villages closest to Pungi

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

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Common questions about Pungi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungi village had a population of 2,151. That makes it the 27th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Pungi village has 1,050 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungi has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Pungi is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungi covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pungi falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pungi is Tangarbansali, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance for Pungi.

Pungi is about 24 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungi is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 2.3 km away. Tangarbansali is about 8.4 km away. Rātu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.