Skip to main content

About Pungani Village

Pungani is a mid sized village in Manjlegaon tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 307 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.68 hectares hectares.

Pungani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Manjlegaon
Area (hectares) 273.68 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 307
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungani compares

By the 2011 count Pungani is the 98th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 273.68 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Pungani

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

Pungani lies about 33 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Usmanpur, about 50 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 Pungani
Tehsil headquarters Manjlegaon 19 km
Nearest town Majalgaon 19 km
District headquarters Bid 33 km
Nearest railway station Usmanpur 50 km

Villages closest to Pungani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungani village had a population of 612. That makes it the 98th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Pungani village has 307 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungani has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Pungani covers 273.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pungani falls under Manjlegaon tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pungani is Usmanpur, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pungani.

Pungani is about 33 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungani is in Manjlegaon tehsil of Bid district. Manjlegaon is about 19 km away. Majalgaon is about 19 km away. Bid is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telgaon Kh (under 2 km), Dubba Majra (2.0 km) and Dawargaon Kh (2.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.