# Panwar Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Panwar

Panwar is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,761 people in 722 households**, the 9th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 3,761people (2011)
- 722households
- 53.3%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Panwar PIN code and other codes

Panwar falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPaimar
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246078

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

## How far is Panwar from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)20 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)20 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 Panwar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Panwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Punpun
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Panwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Panwar

Of every 100 households in Panwar in 2011, 58 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panwar · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****60%**

**46%

Television ****30%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Panwar?

■ Panwar · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**955

Working population ****47.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 42.8% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (25%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (9%) · **■** Marginal 941 (52%)

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 Punpun

- Kansari5,280 people
- Pothi4,194 people
- Manora4,147 people
- Barawan4,077 people
- Zahidpur3,733 people
- Parthu3,491 people
- Behrawan3,174 people
- Ekauna2,639 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Panwar from Patna?20 km by road
- What is the population of Panwar?3,761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panwar in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Panwar?53.3% (Census 2011)