Puna, Gujarat Explained

Puna
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:21.03°N 72.89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Surat
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Choryasi
Governing Body:SUDA
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:19
Elevation M:13
Population Total:119092
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0261
Registration Plate:GJ-5
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:664/1000 males /
Blank2 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank2 Info Sec1:SUDA

Puna is a suburb of Surat in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city is located 9 km east of Surat on the Surat-Bardoli highway NH6. Puna comes under the Surat Metropolitan Region.

Geography

The city is located at 21.08°N 72.88°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 16 metres (66 feet).

Demographics

India census,[2] Puna has a population of 98,523. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Puna has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 63%. In Puna, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

By road: Puna is 6 km from Udhana and 9 km from Surat.

By air: the nearest airport is Surat, which is 25 km from Puna.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Puna.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.