# Puna Village, Mahuva, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahuva, Surat 

# Puna

Puna is a village in Mahuva sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394248**. The 2011 Census counted **1,565 people in 339 households**, the 36th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,565people (2011)
- 339households
- 85.6%literacy
- 394248PIN code

## Puna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puna is 394248.** Puna falls in Mahuva sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394248
- Gram panchayatPuna
- Community development blockMahuva
- Census village code524395

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

## How far is Puna from nearby towns?

- Mahuva (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)61 km by road
- Bardoli (nearest town)26 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 Puna?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Puna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Valvada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karcheliya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahuva
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Puna known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and vegetables**. About 87% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Puna

Of every 100 households in Puna in 2011, 87 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Puna · ■ Mahuva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**82%

Use banking services ****83%**

**53%

Television ****41%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Puna?

■ Puna · ■ Mahuva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**950

Working population ****43.5%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 83.2% for women. 61% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (26%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 150 (22%) · **■** Marginal 206 (30%)

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 Mahuva

- Bilkhadi1,687 people
- Vank1,634 people
- Vagheshvar1,603 people
- Bhoriya1,565 people
- Fulvadi1,549 people
- Ghadoi1,520 people
- Kumkotar1,515 people
- Algat1,495 people

[All 69 villages in Mahuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/mahuva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puna?394248
- How far is Puna from Surat?61 km by road
- What is the population of Puna?1,565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puna in?Surat district (Mahuva sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Puna?85.6% (Census 2011)