# Puankhai Village, West Bunghmun, Lunglei (Mizoram) – PIN Code

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Village · West Bunghmun, Lunglei 

# Puankhai

Puankhai is a village in West Bunghmun sub-district of Lunglei district, Mizoram. The 2011 Census counted **998 people in 187 households**, the 5th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 998people (2011)
- 187households
- 38.1%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Puankhai PIN code and other codes

Puankhai falls in West Bunghmun sub-district, Lunglei district, Mizoram.

- Community development blockWest Bunghmun
- Census village code271449

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

## How far is Puankhai from nearby towns?

- W.Bunghmun (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Lunglei (district HQ)120 km by road
- Tlabung (nearest town)25 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 Puankhai?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Puankhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lunglei
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lunglei
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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.

## Homes and amenities in Puankhai

Of every 100 households in Puankhai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puankhai · ■ West Bunghmun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****1%**

**15%

Television ****3%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Puankhai?

■ Puankhai · ■ West Bunghmun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**929

Working population ****45.6%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 19.9% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 405 (89%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 33 (7%)

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 West Bunghmun

- Mar’S’2,511 people
- Buarpui1,197 people
- W.Bunghmun1,081 people
- Thenhlum1,009 people
- New Sachan878 people
- Malsuri818 people
- New Belkhai799 people
- Devasuri780 people

[All 40 villages in West Bunghmun](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/lunglei/west-bunghmun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Puankhai from Lunglei?120 km by road
- What is the population of Puankhai?998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puankhai in?Lunglei district (West Bunghmun sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Puankhai?38.1% (Census 2011)