# Punaj Village, Matar, Kheda (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Matar, Kheda 

# Punaj

Punaj is a village in Matar sub-district of Kheda district, Gujarat, PIN code **387520**. The 2011 Census counted **929 people in 192 households**, the 48th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 929people (2011)
- 192households
- 76.9%literacy
- 387520PIN code

## Punaj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punaj is 387520.** Punaj falls in Matar sub-district, Kheda district, Gujarat.

- PIN code387520
- Gram panchayatPunaj
- Community development blockMatar
- Census village code517546

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

## How far is Punaj from nearby towns?

- Matar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Nadiad (district HQ)12 km by road
- Nadiad (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 Punaj?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Punaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Limbasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kheda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Matar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Punaj known for?

The main crops are **maize, pearlmilet/bajra and tobacco**. About 87% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 357 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 Punaj

Of every 100 households in Punaj in 2011, 89 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punaj · ■ Matar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**62%

Tap water ****97%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**82%

Use banking services ****44%**

**44%

Television ****45%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**29%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Punaj?

■ Punaj · ■ Matar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**887

Working population ****32.6%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 66.8% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (19%) · **■** Marginal 39 (13%)

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 Matar

- Indarvarna1,142 people
- Kathoda1,111 people
- Valotri1,102 people
- Untai1,071 people
- Pipariya888 people
- Chanor884 people
- Nagrama874 people
- Vasai864 people

[All 55 villages in Matar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/matar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punaj?387520
- How far is Punaj from Nadiad?12 km by road
- What is the population of Punaj?929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punaj in?Kheda district (Matar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Punaj?76.9% (Census 2011)