Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai
# Punadih

Punadih is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,966 people in 351 households, the 52nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.
- 1,966 people (2011)
- 351 households
- 61.5% literacy
- 900 females per 1,000 males

## Punadih PIN code and other codes

Punadih falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Urain, Budhauli Bankar
- Community development block Surajgarha
- Census village code 243506

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Punadih from nearby towns?
- Surajgarha (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Punadih?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kajra
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Punadih known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Punadih

Of every 100 households in Punadih in 2011, 14 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punadih · ■ Surajgarha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 14% 36%
- Toilet within the home 18% 34%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 64%
- Tap water 16% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 61% 65%
- Television 12% 24%
- Mobile phone 64% 60%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 27%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Punadih?

■ Punadih · ■ Surajgarha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.5% 63.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 900 883
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1005 919
- Working population 26.4% 31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 49.2% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 21 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (10%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 48 (9%) · ■ Marginal 393 (76%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Surajgarha
- Kaira 2,098 people
- Singarpur 2,085 people
- Basgara 2,016 people
- Toralpur 2,006 people
- Gopalpur 1,914 people
- Sirighana 1,867 people
- Nandpur 1,730 people
- Maha 1,709 people

All 184 villages in Surajgarha

## Quick answers
- How far is Punadih from Lakhisarai? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Punadih? 1,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punadih in? Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Punadih? 61.5% (Census 2011)

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