# Punirmukh Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/punirmukh/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Punirmukh Punirmukh is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,004 people in 481 households**, the 61st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 2,004people (2011) - 481households - 88.9%literacy - 972females per 1,000 males ## Punirmukh PIN code and other codes Punirmukh falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockPalonghat - Census village code299594 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punirmukh from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)373 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)35 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)35 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Punirmukh? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Punirmukh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tulagram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Punirmukh known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and betelnut**. About 74% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Punirmukh Of every 100 households in Punirmukh in 2011, 54 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Punirmukh · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **29% Toilet within the home ****100%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **13% Tap water ****85%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****40%** **32% Television ****26%** **18% Mobile phone ****40%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **42% Own their home ****100%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Punirmukh? ■ Punirmukh · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **964 Working population ****35.4%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 85.2% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 392 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (12%) · **■** Marginal 217 (31%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sonai - Narsingpur Pt V2,060 people - Sonabarighat Pt II2,037 people - Nutanramnagar Pt III2,036 people - Satkarakandi Pt I2,012 people - Shymacharanpur2,001 people - Khulichora F.V.1,979 people - Mohankhal1,978 people - Rukni Pt III1,978 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Punirmukh from Silchar?35 km by road - What is the population of Punirmukh?2,004 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punirmukh in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Punirmukh?88.9% (Census 2011)