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About Punian Village

Punian is a large village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,286, made up of 1,164 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1039.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 1039.82 hectares
Population 2,286
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Punian compares

By the 2011 count Punian is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 1039.82 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Punian

Punian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Punian 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punian from other places

Punian lies about 41 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about 1.9 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 Punian
Nearest railway station Sindhar 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 8.8 km
Nearest town Nakodar 22 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 41 km

Villages closest to Punian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punian village had a population of 2,286. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Punian village has 1,164 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punian has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Punian is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punian covers 1039.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punian falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Punian is Sindhar, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Punian.

Punian is about 41 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punian is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sindhar is about 1.9 km away. Shahkot is about 8.8 km away. Nakodar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohriwal (under 2 km), Jakopur Kalan (1.7 km) and Nawanpind Akaliwala (1.9 km).

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

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