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About Pujar Gaon Village

Pujar Gaon is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 376 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 279151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pujar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pujar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 279151
Area (hectares) 96.95 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 376
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
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 Pujar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Pujar Gaon is the 18th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 96.95 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Pujar Gaon

Pujar Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pujar Gaon 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 Pujar Gaon from other places

Pujar Gaon lies about 45 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 19 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 Pujar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 12 km
Nearest town Rāipur 18 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 19 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 45 km

Villages closest to Pujar Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dunda 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 Pujar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pujar Gaon village had a population of 788. That makes it the 18th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Pujar Gaon village has 376 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujar Gaon has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Pujar Gaon is 279151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujar Gaon covers 96.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pujar Gaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pujar Gaon is Harrawala, about 19 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 Pujar Gaon.

Pujar Gaon is about 45 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pujar Gaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Dunda is about 12 km away. Rāipur is about 18 km away. Harrawala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manj Gaon (under 2 km), Nawagaon (2.4 km) and Barethi Patti Barsali (7.1 km).

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

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