# Punakote Village, Bhikiyasain, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhikiyasain, Almora 

# Punakote

Punakote is a village in Bhikiyasain sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 95 households**, the 28th largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 430people (2011)
- 95households
- 75.9%literacy
- 1,251females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Punakote

Of every 100 households in Punakote in 2011, 74 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punakote · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**83%

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

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**57%

Tap water ****99%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****99%**

**88%

Television ****42%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Punakote?

■ Punakote · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1251**

**1307

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****629**

**931

Working population ****88.6%**

**61.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 64.1% for women. 84% of men and 92% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 209 (55%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 167 (44%)

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 Bhikiyasain

- Udepur474 people
- Basanalgaon456 people
- Sirmoli444 people
- Binoli441 people
- Dadholi428 people
- Kumaleshwar426 people
- Dabara418 people
- Pantgaon400 people

[All 397 villages in Bhikiyasain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhikiyasain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Punakote?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punakote in?Almora district (Bhikiyasain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Punakote?75.9% (Census 2011)