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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sona devi
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- LGD code
- 258146
- Pincode
- 805103
- Post office
- Hasua
- Population
- 1,747
- Households
- 237
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Sex ratio
- 895 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 350
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
पुंथर की तुलना
By population, Punthar ranks #21 of 65 villages in Narhat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.9%
−3.5% vs mandal average
- Punthar
- 47.9%
- Narhat mandal
- 51.4%
- Nawada district
- 49.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
895
−55 vs mandal average
- Punthar
- 895
- Narhat mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
7.4
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Punthar
- 7.4
- Narhat mandal
- 6.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
पुंथर एक नज़र में
पुंथर बिहार के नवादा जिले के नरहट ब्लॉक में 1,747 लोगों 237 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो नरहट ब्लॉक के 65 गांवों में 21वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 48% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 51% से 4 अंक कम है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 895 महिलाएं। पिनकोड 805103 है, Hasua डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 258146 है। सरपंच sona devi हैं, और गांव Hasanpur विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, जिसके विधायक Raj Kumar Ray हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 2,060 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · पुंथर
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HISUA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Punthar
- Total area (ha)
- 176
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 8.13
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · पुंथर
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मुख्य तथ्य — पुंथर
- LGD code
- 258146
- Pincode
- 805103
- Post office
- Hasua
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,747
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,060
- Households
- 237
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 895
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hasanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Raj Kumar Ray
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sona devi
- Block / Mandal
- Narhat
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
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