# Punarwara Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/punarwara/ Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi # Punarwara Punarwara is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,952 people in 622 households**, the 35th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 2,952people (2011) - 622households - 46.0%literacy - 891females per 1,000 males ## Punarwara PIN code and other codes Punarwara falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMahindwara - Community development blockRunisaidpur - Census village code219510 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punarwara from nearby towns? - Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)35 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)35 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 Punarwara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Punarwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Runisaidpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Punarwara known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include gur and suryamukhi oil. About 62% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Punarwara Of every 100 households in Punarwara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Punarwara · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **9% Toilet within the home ****14%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****21%** **36% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****47%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **34% 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 Punarwara? ■ Punarwara · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **928 Working population ****32.4%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.7% for men and 36.1% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 199 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 595 (62%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 135 (14%) 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 Runisaidpur - Kodaria3,469 people - Manpur Ratnauli urf Ratnouli Asli3,180 people - Bahilwara Tola Dhanukhi3,134 people - Bahilwara urf Garha3,000 people - Bhanspatti2,865 people - Lalpur2,864 people - Majhaulia2,863 people - Thahar2,800 people [All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Punarwara from Sitamarhi?35 km by road - What is the population of Punarwara?2,952 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punarwara in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Punarwara?46.0% (Census 2011)