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About Pujargaon Village

Pujargaon is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 186 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pujargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pujargaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 123.95 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 186
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pujargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pujargaon is the 67th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 123.95 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Pujargaon

Pujargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pujargaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pujargaon from other places

Pujargaon lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 47 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 Pujargaon
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 14 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Tehri 14 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 47 km

Villages closest to Pujargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pujargaon village had a population of 366. That makes it the 67th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Pujargaon village has 186 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujargaon has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Pujargaon is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujargaon covers 123.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pujargaon falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pujargaon is Harrawala, about 47 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pujargaon.

Pujargaon is about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pujargaon is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 14 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 14 km away. Tehri 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 Bharpur (2.2 km), Dhari (2.4 km) and Dhaurgi (2.4 km).

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

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