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About Punach Village

Punach is a mid sized village in Gora Bauram tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 778 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Punach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punach village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Gora Bauram
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,429
Male Population 778
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Punach compares

By the 2011 count Punach is the 29th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Punach

Punach is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Punach as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punach from other places

Punach lies about 52 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 11 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 Punach
Tehsil headquarters Gora Bauram 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Harnagar 11 km
Nearest town Bangaon 17 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 52 km

Villages closest to Punach

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

Common questions about Punach

As per the Census of India 2011, Punach village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 29th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents.

Punach village has 778 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punach has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Punach covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punach falls under Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Punach is Harnagar, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Punach.

Punach is about 52 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punach is in Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district. Gora Bauram is about 6.9 km away. Harnagar is about 11 km away. Bangaon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malhi (under 2 km), Kothram (1.6 km) and Kahuwa (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Punach today is likely to be higher.

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