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About Punasia Village

Punasia is a small village in Bangiriposi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 108 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punasia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Bangiriposi
Pincode 757032
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 108
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Punasia compares

By the 2011 count Punasia is the 131st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 502 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Punasia

The census records public bus service for Punasia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Punasia from other places

Punasia lies about 94 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 34 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 Punasia
Tehsil headquarters Bangiriposi 7.1 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 24 km
Nearest railway station Māluka 34 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 94 km

Villages closest to Punasia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punasia village had a population of 230. That makes it the 131st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 502 residents.

Punasia village has 108 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punasia has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Punasia is 757032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punasia covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punasia falls under Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Punasia is Māluka, about 34 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Punasia.

Punasia is about 94 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punasia is in Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Bangiriposi is about 7.1 km away. Karanjiā is about 24 km away. Māluka is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badamtalia (3.2 km), Mahulisul (3.4 km) and Saripada (3.8 km).

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

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