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About Pundag Village

Pundag is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,533, made up of 804 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pundag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pundag village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723215
Area (hectares) 369.72 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 804
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pundag compares

By the 2011 count Pundag is the 27th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 369.72 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Pundag

Pundag is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pundag as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patamjuri, Phuljhariya, Pipratanr and Piri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pundag

As per the Census of India 2011, Pundag village had a population of 1,533. That makes it the 27th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Pundag village has 804 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pundag has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Pundag is 723215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pundag covers 369.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pundag falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pundag notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pundag.

Pundag is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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