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About Punthar Village

Punthar is a large village in Tanda tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,218, made up of 2,169 males and 2,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224190, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punthar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Tanda
Pincode 224190
Area (hectares) 212.97 hectares
Population 4,218
Male Population 2,169
Female Population 2,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Punthar compares

By the 2011 count Punthar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,297 residents. Its 212.97 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Punthar

The census records public bus service for Punthar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punthar from other places

Punthar lies about 12 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Akbarpur Junction, about 18 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 Punthar
Tehsil headquarters Tanda 3.7 km
Nearest town Tāndā 3.7 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Akbarpur Junction 18 km

Villages closest to Punthar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punthar village had a population of 4,218. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,297 residents.

Punthar village has 2,169 males and 2,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punthar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Punthar is 224190. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punthar covers 212.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Punthar falls under Tanda tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Punthar is Akbarpur Junction, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Punthar.

Punthar is about 12 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punthar is in Tanda tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Tanda is about 3.7 km away. Tāndā is about 3.7 km away. Ambedkar Nagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jot Awasti (under 2 km), Piyare Pur (under 2 km) and Piyarepur (under 2 km).

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

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