# Punaje Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/punaje/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Punaje Punaje is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **1,180 people in 245 households**, the 15th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 1,180people (2011) - 245households - 70.7%literacy - 577418PIN code ## Punaje PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Punaje is 577418.** Punaje falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577418 - Gram panchayatMaruthipura - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607893 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punaje from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)75 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)7 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 Punaje? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Punaje; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosanagara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hosanagara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hosanagara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Punaje known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 14% of the 1,496 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Punaje Of every 100 households in Punaje in 2011, 71 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Punaje · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **83% Toilet within the home ****40%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **39% Tap water ****21%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **86% Use banking services ****66%** **83% Television ****49%** **50% Mobile phone ****66%** **67% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****14%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Punaje? ■ Punaje · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **971 Working population ****35.3%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 64.0% for women. 65% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 118 (28%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%) 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 Hosanagara - Alageri Mandri1,298 people - Mumbaru1,291 people - Ganganakoppa1,251 people - Hosur1,186 people - Maruthipura1,166 people - Amrutha1,144 people - Sonale1,134 people - Kenchanala1,125 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punaje?577418 - How far is Punaje from Shimoga?75 km by road - What is the population of Punaje?1,180 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punaje in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Punaje?70.7% (Census 2011)