Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj # Punasia Punasia is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code 757086. The 2011 Census counted 647 people in 155 households, the 48th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 647 people (2011) - 155 households - 67.9% literacy - 757086 PIN code ## Punasia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Punasia is 757086. Punasia falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. - PIN code 757086 - Gram panchayat Jalda - Community development block Saraskana - Census village code 387992 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Punasia from nearby towns? - Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Baripada (district HQ) 34 km by road - Baripada (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Punasia? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Punasia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jharpokharia - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Jharpokharai - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Jharpokharia - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Punasia known for? The main crops are paddy and vegetables. About 59% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Punasia Of every 100 households in Punasia in 2011, 30 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Punasia · ■ Jharpokharia rural average - Electricity for lighting 30% 25% - Toilet within the home 3% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 86% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 3% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92% - Use banking services 77% 55% - Television 6% 12% - Mobile phone 12% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 29% 21% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Punasia? ■ Punasia · ■ Jharpokharia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.9% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1022 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 941 - Working population 59.8% 48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 53 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (20%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 20 (5%) · ■ Marginal 234 (60%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jharpokharia - Astia 753 people - Dighi 748 people - Kasiabeda 725 people - Badchatra 700 people - Budamara 639 people - Jalda 637 people - Ghantiabuda 636 people - Bangan 631 people All 199 villages in Jharpokharia ## Other places named Punasia - Punasia · Village, Nala, Jamtara · 1,033 people - Punasia · Village, Berhampur, Baleshwar · 459 people - Punasia · Village, Bangiriposi, Mayurbhanj · 257 people - Punasia · Village, Bangiriposi, Mayurbhanj · 230 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punasia? 757086 - How far is Punasia from Baripada? 34 km by road - What is the population of Punasia? 647 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punasia in? Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Punasia? 67.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jharpokharia/punasia/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.