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About Punay Village

Punay is a mid sized village in Nagar tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,729, made up of 889 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punay village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Nagar
Pincode 321024
Area (hectares) 326.92 hectares
Population 1,729
Male Population 889
Female Population 840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punay compares

By the 2011 count Punay is the 34th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 326.92 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Punay

Punay is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Punay 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punay from other places

Punay lies about 54 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Jhareda, 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 Punay
Nearest railway station Jhareda 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar 14 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 54 km

Villages closest to Punay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punay village had a population of 1,729. That makes it the 34th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Punay village has 889 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punay has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Punay is 321024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punay covers 326.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punay falls under Nagar tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Punay is Jhareda, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Punay.

Punay is about 54 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punay is in Nagar tehsil of Bharatpur district. Jhareda is about 11 km away. Nagar is about 14 km away. Bharatpur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golki (under 2 km), Imlari (1.5 km) and Raniyala (1.8 km).

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

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