About Punsia Village

Punsia is one of the larger villages in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,102, made up of 3,718 males and 3,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punsia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813107
Area (hectares)	439 hectares
Population	7,102
Male Population	3,718
Female Population	3,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Punsia compares

By the 2011 count Punsia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 439 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Punsia

Punsia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Punsia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punsia from other places

Punsia lies about 29 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 2.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Punsia
Nearest railway station	Behrajor	2.9 km
Nearest town	Godda	3.8 km
District headquarters	Banka	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	31 km

Villages closest to Punsia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajaun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Punsia

As per the Census of India 2011, Punsia village had a population of 7,102. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Punsia village has 3,718 males and 3,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punsia has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Punsia is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punsia covers 439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Punsia falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Punsia is Behrajor, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Punsia.

Punsia is about 29 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punsia is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Behrajor is about 2.9 km away. Godda is about 3.8 km away. Banka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.