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Suburb in Surat, Gujarat, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puna is a suburb of Surat in the Indian state of Gujarat.[1] The city is located 9 km east of Surat on the Surat-Bardoli highway NH6. Puna comes under the Surat Metropolitan Region.
Puna | |
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Suburb | |
Coordinates: 21.03°N 72.89°E | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
District | Surat |
Talukas | Choryasi |
Government | |
• Body | SUDA |
Area | |
• Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 119,092 |
• Density | 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | 0261 |
Vehicle registration | GJ-5 |
Sex ratio | 664/1000 males ♂/♀ |
Civic agency | SUDA |
Website | gujaratindia |
The city is located at 21.08°N 72.88°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 16 metres (66 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] 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.
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