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About Pundag Village

Pundag is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 245 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pundag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pundag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 102.56 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 245
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pundag compares

By the 2011 count Pundag is the 57th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 102.56 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Pundag

The census records public bus service for Pundag as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pundag from other places

Pundag lies about 29 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwar, about 5.7 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 Pundag
Nearest railway station Sidhwar 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 6.2 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 10 km
District headquarters Ranchi 29 km

Villages closest to Pundag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pundag village had a population of 514. That makes it the 57th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Pundag village has 245 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pundag has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Pundag is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pundag covers 102.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pundag falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pundag is Sidhwar, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pundag.

Pundag is about 29 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pundag is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Sidhwar is about 5.7 km away. Ormanjhi is about 6.2 km away. Rāmgarh is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dunde (under 2 km), Manatu (under 2 km) and Piska (under 2 km).

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

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