# 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. The 2011 Census counted **103 people in 24 households**, the 64th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 103people (2011)
- 24households
- 48.9%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Punwa PIN code and other codes

Punwa falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhataura
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236376

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)10 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Punwa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivajinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 73% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punwa · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**1%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****48.9%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**903

Working population ****47.6%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 35.7% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 22 (45%)

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

- Sisai Raja298 people
- Meghpatti215 people
- Katghara182 people
- Samarhati161 people
- Sisai Karian urf Kalyanpur95 people
- Jagdar75 people
- Chak Jari18 people
- Nankar7 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Punwa from Samastipur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Punwa?103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punwa in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Punwa?48.9% (Census 2011)