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About Pungoan Village

Pungoan is a large village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,735, made up of 1,418 males and 1,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungoan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungoan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Pincode 416211
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 2,735
Male Population 1,418
Female Population 1,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungoan compares

By the 2011 count Pungoan is the 19th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Pungoan

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

Pungoan lies about 27 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Pungoan
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 15 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 24 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 27 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 28 km

Villages closest to Pungoan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungoan village had a population of 2,735. That makes it the 19th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Pungoan village has 1,418 males and 1,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungoan has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Pungoan is 416211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungoan covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pungoan falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pungoan is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Pungoan.

Pungoan is about 27 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungoan is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 15 km away. Pachgaon is about 24 km away. Kolhapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rashiwade Kh (under 2 km), Baragewadi (1.7 km) and Mogharde (1.7 km).

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

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