# Punak Buzurg Village, Darauli, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/darauli/punak-buzurg/ Village · Darauli, Siwan # Punak Buzurg Punak Buzurg is a village in Darauli sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,789 people in 435 households**, the 20th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,789people (2011) - 435households - 70.6%literacy - 1,034females per 1,000 males ## Punak Buzurg PIN code and other codes Punak Buzurg falls in Darauli sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSarharwa - Community development blockDarauli - Census village code232361 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punak Buzurg from nearby towns? - Darauli (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)40 km by road - Mairwa (nearest town)5 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 Punak Buzurg? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Punak Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mairwa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mairwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Punak Buzurg known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Punak Buzurg Of every 100 households in Punak Buzurg in 2011, 23 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Punak Buzurg · ■ Darauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **5% Toilet within the home ****16%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****3%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****74%** **73% Television ****10%** **10% Mobile phone ****72%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **11% Own their home ****98%** **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 Punak Buzurg? ■ Punak Buzurg · ■ Darauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087** **930 Working population ****32.8%** **30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 59.4% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 289 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 228 (25%) · **■** Marginal 358 (39%) 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 Darauli - Garwar3,106 people - Gauri3,101 people - Harnatanr3,031 people - Kumhti2,851 people - Bhitauli2,784 people - Dumarahar Khurd2,764 people - Kanhauli2,554 people - Saraharwa2,510 people [All 115 villages in Darauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/darauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Punak Buzurg from Siwan?40 km by road - What is the population of Punak Buzurg?2,789 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punak Buzurg in?Siwan district (Darauli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Punak Buzurg?70.6% (Census 2011)