# Punakh Village, Goradih, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Goradih, Bhagalpur 

# Punakh

Punakh is a village in Goradih sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,730 people in 371 households**, the 25th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 1,730people (2011)
- 371households
- 48.4%literacy
- 833females per 1,000 males

## Punakh PIN code and other codes

Punakh falls in Goradih sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAgarpur
- Community development blockGoradih
- Census village code239983

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

## How far is Punakh from nearby towns?

- Goradih (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)18 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 Punakh?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Punakh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Punakh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Punakh

Of every 100 households in Punakh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punakh · ■ Goradih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**22%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**37%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Punakh?

■ Punakh · ■ Goradih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**945

Working population ****40.9%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 35.9% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 644 (91%)

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 Goradih

- Kalikapur2,077 people
- Saria2,018 people
- Danda Bazar2,006 people
- Ram Chandarpur1,794 people
- Ghiha1,713 people
- Dostani1,662 people
- Raipura1,542 people
- Murhan1,525 people

[All 120 villages in Goradih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/goradih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Punakh from Bhagalpur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Punakh?1,730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punakh in?Bhagalpur district (Goradih sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Punakh?48.4% (Census 2011)