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About Puniksa Village

Puniksa is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 467 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.61 hectares hectares.

Puniksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puniksa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 102.61 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 467
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
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 Puniksa compares

By the 2011 count Puniksa is the 187th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 102.61 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Puniksa

The census records public bus service for Puniksa 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. The nearest villages by name are Parava, Parewa, Parsauli and Parspur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Puniksa

As per the Census of India 2011, Puniksa village had a population of 984. That makes it the 187th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Puniksa village has 467 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puniksa has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Puniksa covers 102.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puniksa falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Puniksa 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 <5 km distance for Puniksa.

Puniksa is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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