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About Pujeli Village

Pujeli is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 185 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pujeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pujeli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 59.15 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 185
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Pujeli compares

By the 2011 count Pujeli is the 49th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 59.15 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Pujeli

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

Pujeli lies about 54 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 88 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 Pujeli
Tehsil headquarters Mori 10 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 54 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 72 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 88 km

Villages closest to Pujeli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pujeli village had a population of 357. That makes it the 49th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Pujeli village has 185 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujeli has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Pujeli is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujeli covers 59.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pujeli falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pujeli is Dehradun, about 88 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 Pujeli.

Pujeli is about 54 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pujeli is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 10 km away. Uttarkashi is about 54 km away. Mussoorie is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanyasani (under 2 km), Bhitri (2.3 km) and Nuranu (3.3 km).

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

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