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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Usha Devi
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- LGD code
- 236508
- Pincode
- 848113
- Post office
- Birouli Rural Institute
- Population
- 5,291
- Households
- 1,106
- Literacy rate
- 53%
- Sex ratio
- 910 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,826
વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011 · સરખામણીમાં
Punas ની સરખામણી
By population, Punas ranks #17 of 97 villages in Samastipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.0%
−2.1% vs mandal average
- Punas
- 53.0%
- Samastipur mandal
- 55.1%
- Samastipur district
- 50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
910
+18 vs mandal average
- Punas
- 910
- Samastipur mandal
- 892
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Punas
- 4.8
- Samastipur mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Punas એક નજરે
Punas એ બિહારના સમસ્તીપુર જિલ્લાના Samastipur બ્લોકમાં 5,291 લોકોની વસ્તી 1,106 કુટુંબોમાં (વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011) ધરાવતું ગામ છે, જે Samastipur બ્લોકના 97 ગામોમાં 17મું મોટું છે. સાક્ષરતા 53% છે, બ્લોક સરેરાશ 55% કરતાં 2 પોઇન્ટ ઓછી અને જાતિ પ્રમાણ દર 1,000 પુરુષોએ 910 સ્ત્રીઓ. પિનકોડ 848113 છે, Birouli Rural Institute પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ હેઠળ; LGD ગામ કોડ 236508 છે. સરપંચ Usha Devi છે; ગામ Banmankhi વિધાનસભા મતવિસ્તારમાં આવે છે, ધારાસભ્ય Krishna Kumar Rishi. 2026માં અંદાજિત વસ્તી 6,238, 2011 કરતાં 18% વધુ.
ગ્રામ પંચાયત: Punas →
નજીકના ગામોની સરખામણી
સાથે સરખામણી →| ગામ | વસ્તી | સાક્ષરતા | અંતર |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punas · આ ગામ | 5,291 | 53% | — |
| Pachrukhi · Samastipur | 1,779 | 68% | — |
| Jagatsinghpur · Samastipur | 1,695 | 57% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Punas
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SAMASTIPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PUNAS
- Total area (ha)
- 380
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 140.54
- Forest area (ha)
- 80
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Punas
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
મુખ્ય માહિતી — Punas
- LGD code
- 236508
- Pincode
- 848113
- Post office
- Birouli Rural Institute
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,291
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,238
- Households
- 1,106
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 910
- Literacy rate
- 53.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Banmankhi
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krishna Kumar Rishi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Usha Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Samastipur
એ જ પિનકોડ
Villages sharing pincode 848113
- MorsandPusa mandal9,520 pop
- Singhia KhurdSamastipur mandal8,002 pop
- PokhrairaSamastipur mandal7,150 pop
- BazidpurSamastipur mandal3,772 pop
- MadhopurSamastipur mandal2,640 pop
- BelaSinghia mandal2,586 pop
- Tajpur RatanpurSamastipur mandal2,553 pop
- Mahamadpur BirauliPusa mandal2,107 pop
- Tal DasrahaSamastipur mandal1,842 pop
એ જ નામ, અલગ જગ્યા
Other villages named Punas
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Punas
Samastipur મંડળ ના અન્ય ગામો
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- Pokhraira
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)