About Puhana Village

Puhana is a large village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,669, made up of 1,909 males and 1,760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247667, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puhana village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Hardwar
Tehsil	Roorkee
Pincode	247667
Area (hectares)	250.12 hectares
Population	3,669
Male Population	1,909
Female Population	1,760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puhana compares

By the 2011 count Puhana is the 56th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 250.12 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Puhana

Puhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puhana as Available within village. 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 Puhana from other places

Puhana lies about 30 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Iqbalpur, about 6.1 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 Puhana
Nearest railway station	Iqbalpur	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Roorkee	6.9 km
District headquarters	Hardwar	30 km

Villages closest to Puhana

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

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Common questions about Puhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Puhana village had a population of 3,669. That makes it the 56th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Puhana village has 1,909 males and 1,760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puhana has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Puhana is 247667. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puhana covers 250.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puhana falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Puhana is Iqbalpur, about 6.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Puhana.

Puhana is about 30 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puhana is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Iqbalpur is about 6.1 km away. Roorkee is about 6.9 km away. Hardwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.