# Puniani Gaon Village, Tezpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/puniani-gaon/ Village · Tezpur, Sonitpur # Puniani Gaon Puniani Gaon is a village in Tezpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,207 people in 624 households**, the 16th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 3,207people (2011) - 624households - 63.3%literacy - 1,001females per 1,000 males ## Puniani Gaon PIN code and other codes Puniani Gaon falls in Tezpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBalipara - Census village code286257 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? - Tezpur (district HQ)10 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town)10 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? 10 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 · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Tezpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tezpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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, vegetables and horticulture crops**. About 58% of the 183 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, 20 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Puniani Gaon · ■ Tezpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **46% Toilet within the home ****82%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **17% Tap water ****2%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **71% Use banking services ****25%** **47% Television ****13%** **34% Mobile phone ****14%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 · ■ Tezpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **927 Working population ****27.3%** **35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 55.3% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (21%) · **■** Household industry 113 (13%) · **■** Other work 383 (44%) · **■** Marginal 106 (12%) 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 Tezpur - Sopora Chuburi3,329 people - Bhoi Khowa Gaon3,312 people - Gatanga Kahdol3,308 people - Batamari3,290 people - Da-Ati Gaon3,167 people - Bhaluke Khowa Gaon3,085 people - Kali Bari Rajah Chahar2,928 people - Da-Gaon Pukhuria2,891 people [All 128 villages in Tezpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puniani Gaon from Tezpur?10 km by road - What is the population of Puniani Gaon?3,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puniani Gaon in?Sonitpur district (Tezpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Puniani Gaon?63.3% (Census 2011)