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About Pungaon Village

Pungaon is a small village in Parola tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 68 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.56 hectares hectares.

Pungaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Parola
Area (hectares) 350.56 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 68
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
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 Pungaon compares

By the 2011 count Pungaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents. Its 350.56 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Pungaon

Pungaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pungaon 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 Pungaon from other places

Pungaon lies about 54 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Amalner, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Parola 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Amalner 18 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 54 km

Villages closest to Pungaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Parola 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 145. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,396 residents.

Pungaon village has 68 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungaon has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Pungaon covers 350.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pungaon falls under Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pungaon is Amalner, about 18 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 Pungaon.

Pungaon is about 54 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 Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district. Parola is about 5.9 km away. Amalner is about 18 km away. Jalgaon is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shevage Bk (2.6 km), Vichkhede (2.7 km) and Karanji Bk (3.0 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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