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About Pukkhewala Village

Pukkhewala is a large village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,654, made up of 1,371 males and 1,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246747, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pukkhewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pukkhewala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Pincode 246747
Area (hectares) 127.75 hectares
Population 2,654
Male Population 1,371
Female Population 1,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pukkhewala compares

By the 2011 count Pukkhewala is the 66th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 127.75 hectares work out to about 21 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 925.

Getting to Pukkhewala

Pukkhewala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pukkhewala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pukkhewala from other places

Pukkhewala lies about 58 km from Bijnor. 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 Pukkhewala
Nearest town Afzalgarh 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 24 km
District headquarters Bijnor 58 km

Villages closest to Pukkhewala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pukkhewala village had a population of 2,654. That makes it the 66th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Pukkhewala village has 1,371 males and 1,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pukkhewala has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Pukkhewala is 246747. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pukkhewala covers 127.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pukkhewala falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Pukkhewala notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Pukkhewala.

Pukkhewala is about 58 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pukkhewala is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Afzalgarh is about 6.4 km away. Dhampur is about 24 km away. Bijnor is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nankara Trilokpur (under 2 km), Tirlokpur (under 2 km) and Daulatpur (1.7 km).

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

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