# Punaul Village, Narhat, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Narhat, Nawada 

# Punaul

Punaul is a village in Narhat sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,461 people in 781 households**, the 6th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 4,461people (2011)
- 781households
- 53.4%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Punaul PIN code and other codes

Punaul falls in Narhat sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPunaul
- Community development blockNarhat
- Census village code258181

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

## How far is Punaul from nearby towns?

- Narhat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)21 km by road
- Hisua (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 Punaul?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Punaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 school10+ km · Hishua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hishua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Punaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Punaul

Of every 100 households in Punaul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punaul · ■ Narhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Punaul?

■ Punaul · ■ Narhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**954

Working population ****56.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 35.3% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,178 (47%) · **■** Household industry 50 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,043 (41%)

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 Narhat

- Khanawan5,322 people
- Shekhpura4,839 people
- Saidapur Goasa4,817 people
- Babhnaur4,658 people
- Konibar4,000 people
- Pali Khurd2,939 people
- Walipur2,867 people
- Jhikarua2,802 people

[All 65 villages in Narhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/narhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Punaul from Nawada?21 km by road
- What is the population of Punaul?4,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punaul in?Nawada district (Narhat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Punaul?53.4% (Census 2011)