Punawan, Wazirganj, Gaya, Bihar, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Punawan


The village Punawan is located in Wazirganj C.D.Block of Gaya District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Punawan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Wazirganj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gaya, which is about 24 kilometers away from Punawan.

Travel and Communication for Punawan


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Punawan,
Gaya,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Punawan


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Punawan is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Punawan is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Punawan


As per available data from the year 2009, 6334 persons live in 1075 house holds in the village Punawan. There are 3113 female individuals and 3221 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.15% and males constitute 50.85% of the total population.

There are 1965 scheduled castes persons of which 972 are females and 993 are males. Females constitute 49.47% and males constitute 50.53% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 31.02% of the total population.

Population density of Punawan is 1000.63 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Punawan


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Total area of Punawan is 633 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 387.6 ha. About 235.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 152.5 ha is irrigated area. About 20.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 132.3 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 10 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 30.2 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 98.8 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Punawan


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Mirganj, which is less than 5 kms away from Punawan.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there are 2 private primary schools in the village Punawan.

There is a government middle school in the village Punawan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Wazirganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

Colleges in Punawan


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

Other Educational Facilities in Punawan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

Healthcare Facilities in Punawan


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Punawan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Punawan.

There is a family welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Punawan.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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