# Punjam Village, Lanjigarh, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Lanjigarh, Kalahandi 

# Punjam

Punjam is a village in Lanjigarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766027**. The 2011 Census counted **469 people in 119 households**, the 21st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%.

- 469people (2011)
- 119households
- 28.1%literacy
- 766027PIN code

## Punjam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punjam is 766027.** Punjam falls in Lanjigarh sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766027
- Gram panchayatPahadpadar
- Community development blockLanjigarh
- Census village code423117

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

## How far is Punjam from nearby towns?

- Lanjigarh (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)65 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)65 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 Punjam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Punjam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Punjam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Punjam

Of every 100 households in Punjam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punjam · ■ Lanjigarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**10%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****37%**

**39%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**48%

Own their home ****99%**

**89%

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 Punjam?

■ Punjam · ■ Lanjigarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.1%**

**44.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1181**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**976

Working population ****60.6%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.9% for men and 15.8% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 180 (63%)

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 Lanjigarh

- Borpadar565 people
- Kalakupa500 people
- Niali498 people
- Bhataguda493 people
- Thuangpadar449 people
- Pratappur445 people
- Pengsur439 people
- Patangpadar434 people

[All 227 villages in Lanjigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/lanjigarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punjam?766027
- How far is Punjam from Bhawanipatna?65 km by road
- What is the population of Punjam?469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punjam in?Kalahandi district (Lanjigarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Punjam?28.1% (Census 2011)