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About Punglwa Village

Punglwa is a mid sized village in Pedi tehsil, in the district of Peren, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 832 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 507 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punglwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punglwa village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Peren
Tehsil Pedi
Pincode 797106
Population 1,254
Male Population 832
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 507
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punglwa compares

By the 2011 count Punglwa is the 4th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Punglwa

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

Punglwa lies about 11 km from Peren, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, 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 Punglwa
Tehsil headquarters Pedi 9.2 km
District headquarters Peren 11 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 11 km
Nearest town Chumukedima 18 km

Villages closest to Punglwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punglwa village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 4th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Punglwa village has 832 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punglwa has about 507 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Punglwa is 797106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punglwa falls under Pedi tehsil of Peren district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Punglwa is Molvom, 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 Punglwa.

Punglwa is about 11 km from Peren in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punglwa is in Pedi tehsil of Peren district. Pedi is about 9.2 km away. Peren is about 11 km away. Molvom is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heningkunglwa (under 2 km), Ngwalwa Hq (1.5 km) and Ngwalwa Vill (1.5 km).

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

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