# Punas Village, Samastipur, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/samastipur/punas/ Village · Samastipur, Samastipur # Punas Punas is a village in Samastipur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,291 people in 1,106 households**, the 17th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%. - 5,291people (2011) - 1,106households - 63.9%literacy - 910females per 1,000 males ## Punas PIN code and other codes Punas falls in Samastipur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPunas - Community development blockSamastipur - Census village code236508 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punas from nearby towns? - Samastipur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)12 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)12 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 Punas? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Punas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Biroli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Biroli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laheriyasaray - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Punas known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Punas Of every 100 households in Punas in 2011, 13 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Punas · ■ Samastipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **25% Toilet within the home ****17%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **85% Use banking services ****54%** **53% Television ****8%** **15% Mobile phone ****42%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **25% 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 Punas? ■ Punas · ■ Samastipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **67.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **892 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **922 Working population ****34.5%** **28.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.4% for men and 54.5% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 220 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 855 (47%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 282 (15%) · **■** Marginal 459 (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 Samastipur - Musapur6,350 people - Dhurlakh5,972 people - Murdewa5,726 people - Dudhpura5,401 people - Chak Nur5,238 people - Hakimabad5,110 people - Nirpur5,026 people - Bejha Dih3,905 people [All 95 villages in Samastipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/samastipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Punas from Samastipur?12 km by road - What is the population of Punas?5,291 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punas in?Samastipur district (Samastipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Punas?63.9% (Census 2011)