# Punia Village, Sipajhar, Darrang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sipajhar, Darrang 

# Punia

Punia is a village in Sipajhar sub-district of Darrang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **866 people in 179 households**, the 51st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 866people (2011)
- 179households
- 83.2%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Punia PIN code and other codes

Punia falls in Sipajhar sub-district, Darrang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatLokarai
- Community development blockSipajhar
- Census village code304962

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Punia from nearby towns?

- Mangaldoi (district HQ)23 km by road
- Mangaldoi (nearest town)23 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 Punia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Punia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sipajhar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sipajhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Punia known for?

About 81% of the 249 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 Punia

Of every 100 households in Punia in 2011, 40 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Punia · ■ Sipajhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****62%**

**48%

Television ****22%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Punia?

■ Punia · ■ Sipajhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**1000

Working population ****37.3%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 77.8% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 122 (38%) · **■** Marginal 42 (13%)

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 Sipajhar

- Pachim Chuba894 people
- Khas Sonapur877 people
- Badiasisa867 people
- Khanapara Pt.1866 people
- Kachari Para864 people
- Dheki Para813 people
- Solpam801 people
- Satmadar781 people

[All 93 villages in Sipajhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/sipajhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Punia from Mangaldoi?23 km by road
- What is the population of Punia?866 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punia in?Darrang district (Sipajhar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Punia?83.2% (Census 2011)