# Punacha Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/punacha/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Punacha Punacha is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574243**. The 2011 Census counted **7,978 people in 1,620 households**, the 3rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 7,978people (2011) - 1,620households - 87.2%literacy - 574243PIN code ## Punacha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Punacha is 574243.** Punacha falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574243 - Gram panchayatPunacha - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617596 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punacha from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)52 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)14 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 Punacha? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Punacha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mani - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vitla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vittla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Punacha known for? The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. Products made here include sprinkler irrigation appliance and arecanut plates. About 33% of the 2,785 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Punacha Of every 100 households in Punacha in 2011, 87 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Punacha · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****90%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **9% Tap water ****9%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **83% Use banking services ****88%** **79% Television ****55%** **58% Mobile phone ****67%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****16%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Punacha? ■ Punacha · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **942 Working population ****53.0%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 82.2% for women. 68% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (7%) · **■** Household industry 772 (18%) · **■** Other work 2,819 (67%) · **■** Marginal 169 (4%) 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 Bantval - Kolnadu12,201 people - Manchi8,017 people - Kanyana7,650 people - Sajipamuda7,609 people - Ira7,376 people - Vittalpadanur6,589 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punacha?574243 - How far is Punacha from Mangalore?52 km by road - What is the population of Punacha?7,978 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punacha in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Punacha?87.2% (Census 2011)