# Puniani Gaon Village, Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/puniani-gaon/ Village · Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur # Puniani Gaon Puniani Gaon is a village in Dhekiajuli sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 197 households**, the 190th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 823people (2011) - 197households - 89.4%literacy - 1,073females per 1,000 males ## Puniani Gaon PIN code and other codes Puniani Gaon falls in Dhekiajuli sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockGabharu - Census village code285747 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puniani Gaon from nearby towns? - Dhekiajuli (sub-district HQ)190 km by road - Tezpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Dhekiajuli (nearest town)15 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 Puniani Gaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Puniani Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhekiajuli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Puniani Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 211 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 Puniani Gaon Of every 100 households in Puniani Gaon in 2011, 54 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puniani Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **20% Toilet within the home ****95%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **51% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **93% Use banking services ****98%** **35% Television ****27%** **18% Mobile phone ****60%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **88% 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 Puniani Gaon? ■ Puniani Gaon · ■ Dhekiajuli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1219** **970 Working population ****48.1%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.0% for men and 85.0% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 155 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 68 (17%) · **■** Marginal 159 (40%) 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 Dhekiajuli - No.2 Natun Chirajuli Gaon849 people - Pirakata Gaon844 people - Nahar Bari Gaon835 people - Ghuramara Gaon832 people - No.2 Ulubari822 people - Pacha Bast Gaon809 people - Siyalmari Gaon808 people - Khristanpara Gaon807 people [All 385 villages in Dhekiajuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/dhekiajuli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puniani Gaon from Tezpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Puniani Gaon?823 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puniani Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Dhekiajuli sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Puniani Gaon?89.4% (Census 2011)