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Bihar Floods 2026, Over 49 Lakh People Affected Across 15 Districts
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RANI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 239983
- Pincode
- 813210
- Post office
- Sabour
- Population
- 1,730
- Households
- 371
- Literacy rate
- 38.6%
- Sex ratio
- 833 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 707
Census 2011 · in context
How Punakh compares
By population, Punakh ranks #25 of 120 villages in Goradih mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.6%
−6.7% vs mandal average
- Punakh
- 38.6%
- Goradih mandal
- 45.3%
- Bhagalpur district
- 51.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
833
−49 vs mandal average
- Punakh
- 833
- Goradih mandal
- 882
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Punakh
- 4.7
- Goradih mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Punakh at a glance
Punakh is a village of 1,730 people in 371 households (Census 2011) in Goradih block, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, the 25th-largest of 120 villages in Goradih block. Literacy is 39%, 7 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 833 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 813210, served by Sabour post office; the LGD village code is 239983. The sarpanch is RANI DEVI, and the village votes in Suryagarha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramanand Mandal. The population is estimated at 2,040 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Punakh
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHAGALPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Agarpur
- Total area (ha)
- 72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Punakh
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Punakh
- LGD code
- 239983
- Pincode
- 813210
- Post office
- Sabour
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,730
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,040
- Households
- 371
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 833
- Literacy rate
- 38.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Suryagarha
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramanand Mandal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RANI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Goradih
- Nearest railway station
- Abhaipur (4.3 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)