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About Punawta Village

Punawta is a small village in Rashmi tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 202 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punawta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punawta village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Rashmi
Pincode 312203
Area (hectares) 293 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 202
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punawta compares

By the 2011 count Punawta is the 60th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Punawta

Punawta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punawta as Available within 5 - 10 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 Punawta from other places

Punawta lies about 28 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Gangarar, 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 Punawta
Nearest railway station Gangarar 17 km
Nearest town Kapasan 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Rashmi 28 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 28 km

Villages closest to Punawta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punawta village had a population of 420. That makes it the 60th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Punawta village has 202 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punawta has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Punawta is 312203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punawta covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Punawta falls under Rashmi tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Punawta is Gangarar, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Punawta.

Punawta is about 28 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punawta is in Rashmi tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Gangarar is about 17 km away. Kapasan is about 26 km away. Rashmi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagpura (under 2 km), Ratna Ka Khera (under 2 km) and Marmi (2.4 km).

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

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