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About Puhla Village

Puhla is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 672 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puhla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143303
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 672
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Puhla compares

By the 2011 count Puhla is the 97th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Puhla

Puhla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puhla 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 Puhla from other places

Puhla lies about 24 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Boparai, about 17 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 Puhla
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Boparai 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 19 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 24 km

Villages closest to Puhla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puhla village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 97th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Puhla village has 672 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puhla has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Puhla is 143303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puhla covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puhla falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Puhla is Boparai, about 17 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 Puhla.

Puhla is about 24 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puhla is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 2.6 km away. Boparai is about 17 km away. Patti 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 Singhpura (under 2 km), Wiram (2.3 km) and Bhikhiwind (2.8 km).

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

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