# Puna Kalan Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/puna-kalan/ Village · Paraiya, Gaya # Puna Kalan Puna Kalan is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,370 people in 572 households**, the 7th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%. - 3,370people (2011) - 572households - 55.5%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Puna Kalan PIN code and other codes Puna Kalan falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPunakala - Community development blockParaiya - Census village code255421 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puna Kalan from nearby towns? - Paraiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)10 km by road - Gaya (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 Puna Kalan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Puna Kalan; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paraiya - ○Degree college10+ km · Paraiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Puna Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Puna Kalan Of every 100 households in Puna Kalan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Puna Kalan · ■ Paraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****0%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****39%** **52% Television ****2%** **9% Mobile phone ****53%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Puna Kalan? ■ Puna Kalan · ■ Paraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%** **65.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **929 Working population ****36.2%** **36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.1% for men and 43.5% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 450 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (16%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 272 (22%) · **■** Marginal 299 (25%) 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 Paraiya - Paraiya Khurd3,980 people - Karhata3,958 people - Mangrawan3,901 people - Majhiawan3,606 people - Azmatganj2,966 people - Itwan2,520 people - Kapasiya2,512 people - Kastha2,387 people [All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puna Kalan from Gaya?10 km by road - What is the population of Puna Kalan?3,370 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puna Kalan in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Puna Kalan?55.5% (Census 2011)