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About Pundrasu Village

Pundrasu is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 132 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pundrasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pundrasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 116.66 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 132
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 636
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pundrasu compares

By the 2011 count Pundrasu is the 56th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 116.66 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Pundrasu

Pundrasu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pundrasu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pundrasu from other places

Pundrasu lies about 41 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 4.9 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 Pundrasu
Nearest town Rishīkesh 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 14 km
District headquarters Garhwal 41 km

Villages closest to Pundrasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pundrasu village had a population of 216. That makes it the 56th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Pundrasu village has 132 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pundrasu has about 636 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Pundrasu is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pundrasu covers 116.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pundrasu falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pundrasu is Rishikesh, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pundrasu.

Pundrasu is about 41 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pundrasu is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 4.5 km away. Rishikesh is about 4.9 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadashi (2.2 km), Kuthar (2.6 km) and Judda (2.7 km).

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

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