Pupunki | |
Native Name Lang: | all languages |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
Coordinates: | 23.7069°N 86.2042°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bokaro |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Khortha |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 827013 |
Registration Plate: | JH |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Chas |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bokaro Steel City |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Dhanbad |
Website: | https://www.facebook.com/pupunki/?fref=ts |
Pupunki is a village in Jharkhand state, India, on the bank of Damodar River separating the Dhanbad and the Bokaro districts. The NH-32 passes through the village linking it directly to the cities of Dhanbad and Bokaro and making it easily accessible by road. Pupunki is moderately sized village with a population of around 6000.
Pupunki has a full-fledged SBI branch which is unusual for villages in India. It is also home to the famous Pupunki Ashram established by a Hindu monk popularly known as 'Swami Ji'.