# Punahda Village, Makhdumpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Makhdumpur, Jehanabad 

# Punahda

Punahda is a village in Makhdumpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,579 people in 424 households**, the 29th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 2,579people (2011)
- 424households
- 63.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Punahda PIN code and other codes

Punahda falls in Makhdumpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPunhada
- Community development blockMakhdumpur
- Census village code260535

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

## How far is Punahda from nearby towns?

- Makhdumpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)18 km by road
- Makhdumpur (nearest town)11 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 Punahda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Punahda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tehata
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Punahda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Punahda

Of every 100 households in Punahda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punahda · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****53%**

**47%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Punahda?

■ Punahda · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**924

Working population ****37.8%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 51.9% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (13%) · **■** Marginal 341 (35%)

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 Makhdumpur

- Dekuli2,817 people
- Chhatiana2,735 people
- Bandea2,715 people
- Supi2,632 people
- Bishunganj2,556 people
- Mekhpa2,518 people
- Machhil2,495 people
- Akauna2,474 people

[All 117 villages in Makhdumpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/makhdumpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Punahda from Jehanabad?18 km by road
- What is the population of Punahda?2,579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punahda in?Jehanabad district (Makhdumpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Punahda?63.2% (Census 2011)