About Punaura Village

Punaura is one of the larger villages in Dumra tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,427, made up of 9,760 males and 8,667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1080.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Dumra
Pincode	843302
Area (hectares)	1080.9 hectares
Population	18,427
Male Population	9,760
Female Population	8,667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Punaura compares

By the 2011 count Punaura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents. Its 1080.9 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Punaura

Punaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Punaura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punaura from other places

Punaura lies about 3.1 km from Sitamarhi. 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 Punaura
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	3.1 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumra	6.1 km

Villages closest to Punaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumra 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 Punaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Punaura village had a population of 18,427. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents.

Punaura village has 9,760 males and 8,667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punaura has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Punaura is 843302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punaura covers 1080.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Punaura falls under Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Punaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Punaura is about 3.1 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punaura is in Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Sitamarhi is about 3.1 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 3.1 km away. Dumra is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.