# Paunta Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Paunta

Paunta is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175024**. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 72 households**, the 75th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 320people (2011)
- 72households
- 87.8%literacy
- 175024PIN code

## Paunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paunta is 175024.** Paunta falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175024
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code013981

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

## How far is Paunta from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)49 km by road
- Sarkaghat (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 Paunta?

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

### In the village

- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Darkohli
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Siharal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Batail
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Paunta known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 52% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Paunta

Of every 100 households in Paunta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Paunta · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**5%

Tap water ****96%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**57%

Use banking services ****90%**

**95%

Television ****84%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paunta?

■ Paunta · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**817

Working population ****55.0%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 81.3% for women. 50% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 78 (44%) · **■** Marginal 93 (53%)

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 Sarkaghat

- Siharal335 people
- Chauk333 people
- Bhawani331 people
- Bastla Ghayana329 people
- Sakohata317 people
- Bag314 people
- Kharsal314 people
- Kukain313 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paunta?175024
- How far is Paunta from Mandi?49 km by road
- What is the population of Paunta?320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paunta in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paunta?87.8% (Census 2011)