# Puany Village, Majalta, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Majalta, Udhampur 

# Puany

Puany is a village in Majalta sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182117**. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 104 households**, the 35th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 491people (2011)
- 104households
- 89.2%literacy
- 182117PIN code

## Puany PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puany is 182117.** Puany falls in Majalta sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182117
- Gram panchayatPuany
- Community development blockMajalata
- Census village code005123

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

## How far is Puany from nearby towns?

- Majalta (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Udhampur (nearest town)44 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 Puany?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Puany; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majalta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Puany known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 32% of the 303 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 Puany

Of every 100 households in Puany in 2011, 98 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Puany · ■ Majalta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**92%

Tap water ****96%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**89%

Use banking services ****91%**

**76%

Television ****80%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Puany?

■ Puany · ■ Majalta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**852

Working population ****25.3%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 84.8% for women. 40% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 90 (73%) · **■** Marginal 30 (24%)

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 Majalta

- Amwara706 people
- Jagwal673 people
- Hardulivian512 people
- Thial505 people
- Seral Chowa432 people
- Kakrai236 people
- Shahpur66 people
- Bapanir Garh56 people

[All 42 villages in Majalta](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/majalta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puany?182117
- How far is Puany from Udhampur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Puany?491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puany in?Udhampur district (Majalta sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Puany?89.2% (Census 2011)