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About Pungdongbam Village

Pungdongbam is a large village in Sawombung tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,539, made up of 1,233 males and 1,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungdongbam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungdongbam village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal East
Tehsil Sawombung
Pincode 795010
Area (hectares) 87.26 hectares
Population 2,539
Male Population 1,233
Female Population 1,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungdongbam compares

By the 2011 count Pungdongbam is the 8th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 87.26 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Pungdongbam

Pungdongbam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pungdongbam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pungdongbam from other places

Pungdongbam lies about 27 km from Imphal East, and the nearest railway station is Tupul, about 11 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 Pungdongbam
Nearest town Nambol 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Tupul 11 km
District headquarters Imphal East 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawombung 30 km

Villages closest to Pungdongbam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungdongbam village had a population of 2,539. That makes it the 8th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Pungdongbam village has 1,233 males and 1,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungdongbam has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Pungdongbam is 795010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungdongbam covers 87.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pungdongbam falls under Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Pungdongbam is Tupul, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pungdongbam.

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

Pungdongbam is in Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district. Nambol is about 8.2 km away. Tupul is about 11 km away. Imphal East 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 Sadu Longa Koireng (6.8 km), Kameng (19 km) and Iyampal (21 km).

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

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