# Punga Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Punga

Punga is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143103**. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 166 households**, the 183rd largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 870people (2011)
- 166households
- 39.2%literacy
- 143103PIN code

## Punga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punga is 143103.** Punga falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143103
- Gram panchayatPunga
- Community development blockAjnala
- Census village code037241

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

## How far is Punga from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)23 km by road
- Ajnala (nearest town)8 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 Punga?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gaggo Mahal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajnala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ajnala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Punga known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Punga

Of every 100 households in Punga in 2011, 100 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punga · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**75%

Use banking services ****3%**

**46%

Television ****67%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**41%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Punga?

■ Punga · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.2%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**845

Working population ****44.5%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.1% for men and 30.6% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (22%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 206 (53%)

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 Ajnala

- Sufian892 people
- Waryah885 people
- Dhurian874 people
- Ibrahimpura873 people
- Pandori854 people
- Awanlakha Singh853 people
- Kakar831 people
- Pairewal830 people

[All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punga?143103
- How far is Punga from Amritsar?23 km by road
- What is the population of Punga?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punga in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Punga?39.2% (Census 2011)