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About Pujna Village

Pujna is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 754 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.26 hectares hectares.

Pujna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pujna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Area (hectares) 190.26 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 754
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pujna compares

By the 2011 count Pujna is the 161st largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 190.26 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Pujna

Pujna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pujna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pujna from other places

Pujna lies about 37 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nanauta, about 8.6 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 Pujna
Nearest railway station Nanauta 8.6 km
Nearest town Jalālābad 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 27 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 37 km

Villages closest to Pujna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pujna village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 161st largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Pujna village has 754 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujna has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

Pujna covers 190.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pujna falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pujna is Nanauta, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pujna.

Pujna is about 37 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pujna is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Nanauta is about 8.6 km away. Jalālābad is about 11 km away. Nakur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manohara (under 2 km), Saliyar (1.7 km) and Hulas (2.2 km).

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

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