Punia, Sipajhar

Punia is a village located in the Sipajhar Subdivision of Darrang district of Assam. The village falls in Sipajhar block and comes under Lokrai Gaon Panchayat. It belongs to Mangaldoi parliament constituency and Sipajhar assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Punia is 1 thousands out of which 538 are males and rest 470 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 874 females per 1000 males. There are around 99 teenagers in Punia. It has literacy rate of 74% which means around 743 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 208 households in Punia, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 376. The pincode of Punia is 784145 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Sipajhar Sub Post office
• Bordolguri Branch Post office
• Hazarikapara Branch Post office
• Marowachowka Branch Post office
• Sanowa Branch Post office

Schools

Punia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Punia L.P. School
• Punia Srimanta Sankardev L.Primary School
• Barpukhuri Mes

Hospitals

Punia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Tekeliakur Grant (A) Sub-Center
• Dhalpur Bheti Bazar Riverrine Primary Health Center
• Byaspara Sub-Center
• Niz Sipajhar Sub-Center
• Solpam Sub-Center

Banks

Punia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Sipajhar
• Central Bank of India Sipajhar (Namkhola)
• Central Bank of India Dumani Chowk (Burha)
• State Bank of India Sipajhar
• UCO Bank Sipajhar