# Punia Village, Mangaldoi, Udalguri (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Mangaldoi, Udalguri 

# Punia

Punia is a village in Mangaldoi sub-district of Udalguri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 59 households**, the 6th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 258people (2011)
- 59households
- 73.0%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Punia PIN code and other codes

Punia falls in Mangaldoi sub-district, Udalguri district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatAbhaypukmri
- Community development blockPub-Mangaldai
- Census village code305429

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?

- Udalguri (district HQ)8 km by road
- Mangaldoi (nearest town)8 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mangaldoi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mangaldoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhergaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 62% of the 178 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, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punia · ■ Mangaldoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**21%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Mangaldoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**904

Working population ****32.6%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 65.7% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (10%) · **■** Other work 11 (13%) · **■** Marginal 12 (14%)

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 Mangaldoi

- Barjhar Bagicha1,302 people
- Niz Mangalbecha1,006 people
- Chandowapara493 people
- Jamuguri330 people

[All 6 villages in Mangaldoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/udalguri/mangaldoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Punia from Udalguri?8 km by road
- What is the population of Punia?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punia in?Udalguri district (Mangaldoi sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Punia?73.0% (Census 2011)