# Pauna Village, Benipatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Benipatti, Madhubani 

# Pauna

Pauna is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847222**. The 2011 Census counted **2,486 people in 457 households**, the 54th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,486people (2011)
- 457households
- 65.8%literacy
- 847222PIN code

## Pauna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pauna is 847222.** Pauna falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847222
- Gram panchayatPauna
- Community development blockBenipatti
- Census village code220342

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

## How far is Pauna from nearby towns?

- Benipatti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)16 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 Pauna?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bankata
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Pauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Pauna

Of every 100 households in Pauna in 2011, 16 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pauna · ■ Benipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**41%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pauna?

■ Pauna · ■ Benipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**932

Working population ****36.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 54.4% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (36%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 151 (17%) · **■** Marginal 230 (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 Benipatti

- Uchaith2,631 people
- Damaodarpur2,626 people
- Lorika2,620 people
- Adhwari2,597 people
- Shahpur2,446 people
- Chandpur Patti2,437 people
- Dumra2,383 people
- Khutauna2,163 people

[All 103 villages in Benipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pauna?847222
- How far is Pauna from Madhubani?12 km by road
- What is the population of Pauna?2,486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pauna in?Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pauna?65.8% (Census 2011)