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About Pungarh Village

Pungarh is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 11 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249147
Area (hectares) 14.56 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 11
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungarh compares

By the 2011 count Pungarh is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 14.56 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Pungarh

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

Pungarh lies about 29 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 11 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 Pungarh
Nearest railway station Harrawala 11 km
Nearest town Rāipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 29 km

Villages closest to Pungarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungarh village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Pungarh village has 11 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungarh has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Pungarh is 249147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungarh covers 14.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pungarh falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pungarh is Harrawala, about 11 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 Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pungarh.

Pungarh is about 29 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungarh is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Harrawala is about 11 km away. Rāipur is about 12 km away. Narendranagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talai (under 2 km), Talai Lambadi (under 2 km) and Bara Thali (2.4 km).

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

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