# Paunra Chak Village, Dharhara, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dharhara, Munger 

# Paunra Chak

Paunra Chak is a village in Dharhara sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 76 households**, the 61st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 409people (2011)
- 76households
- 76.0%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Paunra Chak PIN code and other codes

Paunra Chak falls in Dharhara sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItwa
- Community development blockDharhara
- Census village code242772

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

## How far is Paunra Chak from nearby towns?

- Dharhara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamalpur (nearest town)8 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 Paunra Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pachrukhi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Itwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 8 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 Paunra Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 14 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Paunra Chak

Of every 100 households in Paunra Chak in 2011, 29 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paunra Chak · ■ Dharhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****70%**

**59%

Television ****17%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

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 Paunra Chak?

■ Paunra Chak · ■ Dharhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**914

Working population ****25.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 69.0% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (24%) · **■** Other work 19 (18%) · **■** Marginal 40 (39%)

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 Dharhara

- Tola Baijnath Pathria468 people
- Tola Barhmasia464 people
- Tola Kothwa452 people
- Dharampur415 people
- Danialpur390 people
- Atwalpur371 people
- Tola Dukhar Chak359 people
- Tola Satgharwa353 people

[All 186 villages in Dharhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/dharhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paunra Chak from Munger?15 km by road
- What is the population of Paunra Chak?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paunra Chak in?Munger district (Dharhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paunra Chak?76.0% (Census 2011)