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About Pungaon Village

Pungaon is a mid sized village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 574 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.47 hectares hectares.

Pungaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chopda
Area (hectares) 621.47 hectares
Population 1,126
Male Population 574
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungaon compares

By the 2011 count Pungaon is the 72nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 621.47 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Pungaon

Pungaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pungaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pungaon from other places

Pungaon lies about 17 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paldhi, about 15 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 Pungaon
Nearest railway station Paldhi 15 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopda 25 km

Villages closest to Pungaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungaon village had a population of 1,126. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Pungaon village has 574 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungaon has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Pungaon covers 621.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pungaon falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pungaon is Paldhi, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Pungaon.

Pungaon is about 17 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungaon is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Paldhi is about 15 km away. Jalgaon is about 17 km away. Chopda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mitawali (2.9 km), Pimpri (4.9 km) and Pargaon (5.3 km).

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

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