# Punwa Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Punwa

Punwa is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848117**. The 2011 Census counted **797 people in 167 households**, the 49th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 797people (2011)
- 167households
- 41.5%literacy
- 848117PIN code

## Punwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punwa is 848117.** Punwa falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848117
- Gram panchayatRahthauli
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236375

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

## How far is Punwa from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)24 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 Punwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Punwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivajinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Punwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Punwa

Of every 100 households in Punwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punwa · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**38%

Television ****11%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**23%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Punwa?

■ Punwa · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.5%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**903

Working population ****37.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.5% for men and 34.0% for women. 45% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 287 (97%)

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 Shivaji Nagar

- Bahadurpur978 people
- Dumarkol869 people
- Sisai Karian urf Sisai Goth860 people
- Katghara822 people
- Basatpur Garibe674 people
- Maheshwara651 people
- Mahsar632 people
- Baraitha625 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punwa?848117
- How far is Punwa from Samastipur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Punwa?797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punwa in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Punwa?41.5% (Census 2011)