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About Puwandla Village

Puwandla is a small village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 197 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puwandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puwandla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326514
Area (hectares) 331.66 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 197
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Puwandla compares

By the 2011 count Puwandla is the 138th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 331.66 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Puwandla

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

Puwandla lies about 70 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Nathukheri, about 26 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 Puwandla
Nearest railway station Nathukheri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 30 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 33 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 70 km

Villages closest to Puwandla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puwandla village had a population of 391. That makes it the 138th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Puwandla village has 197 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puwandla has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Puwandla is 326514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puwandla covers 331.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puwandla falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Puwandla is Nathukheri, about 26 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 Puwandla.

Puwandla is about 70 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puwandla is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Nathukheri is about 26 km away. Gangdhar is about 30 km away. Shāmgarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fazilpur (1.8 km), Kundiya (2.1 km) and Gunai (3.1 km).

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

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