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About Pungala Village

Pungala is a large village in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,438, made up of 1,302 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1595 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Jintur
Pincode 431508
Area (hectares) 1595 hectares
Population 2,438
Male Population 1,302
Female Population 1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungala compares

By the 2011 count Pungala is the 17th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 1595 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Pungala

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

Pungala lies about 36 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 32 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 Pungala
Tehsil headquarters Jintur 3.7 km
Nearest town Jintūr 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Dhengli Pimpalgaon 32 km
District headquarters Parbhani 36 km

Villages closest to Pungala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungala village had a population of 2,438. That makes it the 17th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Pungala village has 1,302 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungala has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Pungala is 431508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungala covers 1595 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pungala falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pungala is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 32 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 Pungala.

Pungala is about 36 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungala is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Jintur is about 3.7 km away. Jintūr is about 3.7 km away. Dhengli Pimpalgaon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukali (2.8 km), Bhilaj (3.0 km) and Mathala (3.2 km).

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

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