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