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About Punga Village

Punga is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 429 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punga village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143103
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 870
Male Population 429
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punga compares

By the 2011 count Punga is the 181st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Punga

Punga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Punga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panju Kalal, Panju Rai, Pathan Nangal and Phere Waryah. 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 Punga

As per the Census of India 2011, Punga village had a population of 870. That makes it the 181st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Punga village has 429 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punga has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Punga is 143103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punga covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punga falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The census record for Punga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Punga.

Punga is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar 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 Punga today is likely to be higher.

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