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About Punniyan Village

Punniyan is a large village in Charkhari tehsil, in the district of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,455, made up of 1,315 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1498.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punniyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punniyan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahoba
Tehsil Charkhari
Pincode 210425
Area (hectares) 1498.16 hectares
Population 2,455
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punniyan compares

By the 2011 count Punniyan is the 10th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 1498.16 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Punniyan

Punniyan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Punniyan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Punniyan from other places

Punniyan lies about 32 km from Mahoba, and the nearest railway station is Baripura, about 29 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 Punniyan
Tehsil headquarters Charkhari 22 km
Nearest town Charkhāri 22 km
Nearest railway station Baripura 29 km
District headquarters Mahoba 32 km

Villages closest to Punniyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punniyan village had a population of 2,455. That makes it the 10th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Punniyan village has 1,315 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punniyan has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

The pincode recorded for Punniyan is 210425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punniyan covers 1498.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Punniyan falls under Charkhari tehsil of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Punniyan is Baripura, about 29 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 not recorded for Punniyan.

Punniyan is about 32 km from Mahoba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punniyan is in Charkhari tehsil of Mahoba district. Charkhari is about 22 km away. Charkhāri is about 22 km away. Baripura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basauth (5.2 km), Kharela (5.4 km) and Pahretha (5.5 km).

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

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