# Punach Village, Gora Bauram, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gora Bauram, Darbhanga 

# Punach

Punach is a village in Gora Bauram sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,429 people in 290 households**, the 31st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%.

- 1,429people (2011)
- 290households
- 45.7%literacy
- 837females per 1,000 males

## Punach PIN code and other codes

Punach falls in Gora Bauram sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagrasi
- Community development blockGora Bauram
- Census village code227845

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

## How far is Punach from nearby towns?

- Gora Bauram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)62 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town)20 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 Punach?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Punach; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Punach known for?

The main crops are **corn, wheat and paddy**. About 50% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Punach

Of every 100 households in Punach in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punach · ■ Gora Bauram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****9%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Punach?

■ Punach · ■ Gora Bauram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**47.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**966

Working population ****48.5%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 32.3% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 632 (91%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%)

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 Gora Bauram

- Ahisa1,707 people
- Bhuskan1,700 people
- Kahuwa1,475 people
- Magura1,469 people
- Basuli1,337 people
- Uphraul1,320 people
- Nasahara1,309 people
- Tenduwa1,205 people

[All 52 villages in Gora Bauram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Punach from Darbhanga?62 km by road
- What is the population of Punach?1,429 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punach in?Darbhanga district (Gora Bauram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Punach?45.7% (Census 2011)