Punahana

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Punhana
Punhana
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Punhana
Location in Haryana, India
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Punhana
Punhana (India)
Coordinates: 27°51′50″N77°12′20″E / 27.86389°N 77.20556°E / 27.86389; 77.20556
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Haryana
Government
  Type Haryana Government
  BodyMunicipal Committee of Punhana
  MLA Mohammed Ilyas (INC)
Elevation
187 m (614 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
24,734
Languages
  Official Hindi, English
  Spoken Mewati
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
122508
ISO 3166 code IN-HR
Vehicle registration HR93
Website mewat.gov.in

Punhana is a town in the Nuh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is also the origin place of Chaudhary Rahim Khan. It lies within the National Capital Region as well as the Braj region of India.

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Geography

Punahana is the largest town of the Nuh district, at an average elevation of 187 metres (613 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 census, [1] Punahana had a population of 13,178. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Punahana has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63% and female literacy is 41%. In Punahana, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age. The district has a low population when compared to the population density of India.

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Nearby towns

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.