# Phainuam Village, Bilkhawthlir, Kolasib (Mizoram) – PIN Code

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Village · Bilkhawthlir, Kolasib 

# Phainuam

Phainuam is a village in Bilkhawthlir sub-district of Kolasib district, Mizoram, PIN code **796070**. The 2011 Census counted **1,727 people in 306 households**, the 4th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 1,727people (2011)
- 306households
- 83.7%literacy
- 796070PIN code

## Phainuam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Phainuam is 796070.** Phainuam falls in Bilkhawthlir sub-district, Kolasib district, Mizoram.

- PIN code796070
- Community development blockBilkhawthlir
- Census village code271156

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

## How far is Phainuam from nearby towns?

- Bilkhawthlir (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Kolasib (district HQ)65 km by road
- Vairengte - Ii (nearest town)17 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 Phainuam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Phainuam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vairengte - I
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolasib
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aizawl
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Phainuam known for?

The main crops are **aracanut and timber**. Products made here include cane and bamboo. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Phainuam

Of every 100 households in Phainuam in 2011, 67 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Phainuam · ■ Bilkhawthlir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****9%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**77%

Use banking services ****26%**

**23%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**31%

Own their home ****69%**

**74%

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 Phainuam?

■ Phainuam · ■ Bilkhawthlir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**953

Working population ****43.8%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 80.2% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 601 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (6%) · **■** Marginal 49 (6%)

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 Bilkhawthlir

- Bilkhawthlir5,385 people
- Saipum2,359 people
- Saiphai2,052 people
- Buhchangphai1,401 people
- Saihapui K1,295 people
- Meidum1,073 people
- Pangbalkawn792 people

[All 21 villages in Bilkhawthlir](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/kolasib/bilkhawthlir/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Phainuam?796070
- How far is Phainuam from Kolasib?65 km by road
- What is the population of Phainuam?1,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phainuam in?Kolasib district (Bilkhawthlir sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Phainuam?83.7% (Census 2011)