# Puna Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Puna

Puna is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **801302**. The 2011 Census counted **3,068 people in 551 households**, the 21st largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 3,068people (2011)
- 551households
- 63.1%literacy
- 801302PIN code

## Puna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puna is 801302.** Puna falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code801302
- Gram panchayatPuna
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244801

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

## How far is Puna from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)7 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?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Puna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Puna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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

Of every 100 households in Puna in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puna · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

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

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**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 Puna?

■ Puna · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**902

Working population ****33.2%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 47.3% for women. 44% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (34%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 95 (9%) · **■** Marginal 286 (28%)

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 Hilsa

- Indaut3,543 people
- Keshopur3,148 people
- Kusaita3,085 people
- Arpa3,082 people
- Gaura3,030 people
- Sipara2,696 people
- Bhadaul2,608 people
- Alipur2,467 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puna?801302
- How far is Puna from Biharsharif?30 km by road
- What is the population of Puna?3,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puna in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Puna?63.1% (Census 2011)