# Puyar Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara 

# Puyar

Puyar is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,330 people in 324 households**, the 36th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 1,330people (2011)
- 324households
- 73.0%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Puyar PIN code and other codes

Puyar falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhandur
- Census village code537500

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

## How far is Puyar from nearby towns?

- Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)90 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)22 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 Puyar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Puyar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Puyar known for?

About 58% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Puyar

Of every 100 households in Puyar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puyar · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**59%

Television ****32%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Puyar?

■ Puyar · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1274**

**966

Working population ****67.1%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 65.4% for women. 69% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 494 (55%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (6%) · **■** Marginal 172 (19%)

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 Lakhandur

- Rohani1,438 people
- Dholsar1,389 people
- Dahegaon1,383 people
- Palependhari1,381 people
- Irali Kh.1,288 people
- Khairi1,286 people
- Nanded1,286 people
- Kirmati1,276 people

[All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puyar from Bhandara?90 km by road
- What is the population of Puyar?1,330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puyar in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Puyar?73.0% (Census 2011)