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About Pujaldi Village

Pujaldi is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 134 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pujaldi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pujaldi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 90.68 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 134
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Pujaldi compares

By the 2011 count Pujaldi is the 124th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 90.68 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Pujaldi

Pujaldi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pujaldi 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 Pujaldi from other places

Pujaldi lies about 33 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 30 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 Pujaldi
Nearest town Mussoorie 16 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 33 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 33 km

Villages closest to Pujaldi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pujaldi village had a population of 253. That makes it the 124th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Pujaldi village has 134 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujaldi has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Pujaldi is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujaldi covers 90.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pujaldi falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pujaldi is Dehradun, about 30 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 Pujaldi.

Pujaldi is about 33 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pujaldi is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Dehradun is about 30 km away. Tehri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aleo Chak (6.3 km), Andhiyari Lagga Chapra (6.7 km) and Thirani (8.1 km).

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

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