Village · Pedi, Peren
# Punglwa 'B'

Punglwa 'B' is a village in Pedi sub-district of Peren district, Nagaland, PIN code 797106. The 2011 Census counted 458 people in 100 households, the 9th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.
- 458 people (2011)
- 100 households
- 63.4% literacy
- 797106 PIN code

## Punglwa 'B' PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Punglwa 'B' is 797106. Punglwa 'B' falls in Pedi sub-district, Peren district, Nagaland.
- PIN code 797106
- Community development block Peren
- Census village code 268293

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Punglwa 'B' from nearby towns?
- Pedi (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Peren (district HQ) 48 km by road
- Jalukie (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Punglwa 'B'?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Punglwa 'B'; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jalukie
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jalukie
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kohima
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Punglwa 'B' known for?

The main crops are paddy, mango and maize. Products made here include wooden furnitures, bamboo craft and cane craft.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Punglwa 'B'

Of every 100 households in Punglwa 'B' in 2011, 82 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Punglwa 'B' · ■ Pedi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 82% 89%
- Toilet within the home 51% 80%
- No toilet (open defecation) 48% 12%
- Tap water 62% 67%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 97%
- Use banking services 9% 20%
- Television 22% 22%
- Mobile phone 52% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 4%
- None of these assets 21% 38%
- Own their home 74% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Punglwa 'B'?

■ Punglwa 'B' · ■ Pedi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.4% 75.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 810 896
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 804 983
- Working population 71.4% 65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 53.7% for women. 70% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (6%) · ■ Other work 47 (14%) · ■ Marginal 241 (74%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pedi
- Ngwalwa Vill. 1,020 people
- Benreu 850 people
- Poilwa Namci 679 people
- Ngwalwa Hq 532 people
- Heunanbe 300 people
- Pedi 85 people
- Kelagim 61 people

All 14 villages in Pedi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Punglwa 'B'? 797106
- How far is Punglwa 'B' from Peren? 48 km by road
- What is the population of Punglwa 'B'? 458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punglwa 'B' in? Peren district (Pedi sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Punglwa 'B'? 63.4% (Census 2011)

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