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About Punwan Village

Punwan is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 500 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143517
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 500
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punwan compares

By the 2011 count Punwan is the 199th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Punwan

Punwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punwan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Punwan from other places

Punwan lies about 37 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, 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 Punwan
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Churian 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 19 km
Nearest town Batāla 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 37 km

Villages closest to Punwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punwan village had a population of 947. That makes it the 199th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Punwan village has 500 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punwan has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Punwan is 143517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punwan covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punwan falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Punwan is Fatehgarh Churian, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Punwan.

Punwan is about 37 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punwan is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 11 km away. Batala is about 19 km away. Batāla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malakwala (under 2 km), Khode Bangar (1.8 km) and Chandu Suja (2.5 km).

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

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