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About Pujargaon Village

Pujargaon is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 32 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pujargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pujargaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 45.52 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 32
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
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 Pujargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pujargaon is the 166th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 45.52 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 983.

Getting to Pujargaon

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

Pujargaon lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 50 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 Rajgarhi 14 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 16 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 35 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Pujargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarhi 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 69. That makes it the 166th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Pujargaon village has 32 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pujargaon has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Pujargaon is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pujargaon covers 45.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pujargaon falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pujargaon is Dehradun, about 50 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 Pujargaon.

Pujargaon is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pujargaon is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 14 km away. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Mussoorie is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pauri (under 2 km), Garh (7.3 km) and Gair (7.5 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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