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About Pundag Village

Pundag is a large village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,285, made up of 1,183 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834004, 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 Nagri
Pincode 834004
Area (hectares) 503 hectares
Population 2,285
Male Population 1,183
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pundag compares

By the 2011 count Pundag is the 8th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 503 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Pundag

Pundag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pundag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pundag from other places

Pundag lies about 3.8 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Argora, about 4.4 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 Pundag
District headquarters Ranchi 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Argora 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 9.2 km

Villages closest to Pundag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagri 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 2,285. That makes it the 8th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Pundag village has 1,183 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pundag has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Pundag is 834004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pundag covers 503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pundag falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pundag is Argora, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pundag.

Pundag is about 3.8 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 Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Ranchi is about 3.8 km away. Argora is about 4.4 km away. Nagri is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Labed (3.1 km), Tundiul (3.5 km) and Gutuwa (3.6 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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