# Punahan Village, Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bilaspur-sadar/punahan/ Village · Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur # Punahan Punahan is a village in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174001**. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 29 households**, the 110th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 146people (2011) - 29households - 91.7%literacy - 174001PIN code ## Punahan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Punahan is 174001.** Punahan falls in Bilaspur Sadar sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174001 - Community development blockBilaspur Sadar - Census village code019721 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punahan from nearby towns? - Bilaspur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)17 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town)17 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 Punahan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Punahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhatehr Uparli - ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur Sadar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Punahan known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 30% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Punahan Of every 100 households in Punahan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 24 a car. ■ Punahan · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****100%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **23% Tap water ****100%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **72% Use banking services ****100%** **84% Television ****97%** **79% Mobile phone ****86%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****41%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****24%** **11% None of these assets ****0%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **90% 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 Punahan? ■ Punahan · ■ Bilaspur Sadar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **886 Working population ****32.9%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 88.4% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 15 (31%) · **■** Other work 32 (67%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%) 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 Bilaspur Sadar - Bahl Karainta163 people - Sagirthi158 people - Kacholi156 people - Kothi153 people - Thohru146 people - Tarambri144 people - Khoi143 people - Kanjota140 people [All 168 villages in Bilaspur Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/bilaspur-sadar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punahan?174001 - How far is Punahan from Bilaspur?17 km by road - What is the population of Punahan?146 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punahan in?Bilaspur district (Bilaspur Sadar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Punahan?91.7% (Census 2011)