# Punwar Village, Karmala, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karmala, Solapur 

# Punwar

Punwar is a village in Karmala sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,904 people in 378 households**, the 45th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 1,904people (2011)
- 378households
- 72.5%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Punwar PIN code and other codes

Punwar falls in Karmala sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKarmala
- Census village code561809

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

## How far is Punwar from nearby towns?

- Karmala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)147 km by road
- Karmala (nearest town)15 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 Punwar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karjat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karjat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karmala
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Punwar known for?

About 75% of the 1,088 hectares of village land is sown, and 744 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 Punwar

Of every 100 households in Punwar in 2011, 41 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punwar · ■ Karmala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**69%

Tap water ****65%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****75%**

**73%

Television ****19%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Punwar?

■ Punwar · ■ Karmala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**847

Working population ****59.4%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 63.4% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 506 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (39%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (1%) · **■** Marginal 167 (15%)

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 Karmala

- Kavitgaon2,005 people
- Mangi1,989 people
- Pangare1,985 people
- Anjandoh1,934 people
- Awati1,872 people
- Khadaki1,864 people
- Gaundare1,848 people
- Parewadi1,828 people

[All 123 villages in Karmala](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/karmala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Punwar from Solapur?147 km by road
- What is the population of Punwar?1,904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punwar in?Solapur district (Karmala sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Punwar?72.5% (Census 2011)