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About Punjave Village

Punjave is a small village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 232 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.85 hectares hectares.

Punjave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punjave village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Area (hectares) 130.85 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 232
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Punjave compares

By the 2011 count Punjave is the 163rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 130.85 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Punjave

Punjave is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punjave as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Peth, Phanaswadi, Pimpalshet Bk and Pimpalshet Kh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Punjave

As per the Census of India 2011, Punjave village had a population of 467. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Punjave village has 232 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punjave has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Punjave covers 130.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punjave falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Punjave notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Punjave.

Punjave is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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