Puinan Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Puinan is a village situated in Polba - Dadpur block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 977 families residing in the village Puinan. The total population of Puinan is 4,449 out of which 2,234 are males and 2,215 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puinan is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puinan village is 438 which is 10% of the total population. There are 225 male children and 213 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puinan is 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Puinan village.

Population
4,449
Families
977
Literacy
79.61%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puinan is 79.6%. Thus Puinan village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 87.01% and the female literacy rate is 72.18% in Puinan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Puinan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Puinan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Puinan village.

Total Male Female
Children 438 225 213
Literacy 79.61% 87.01% 72.18%
Scheduled Caste 1,543 786 757
Scheduled Tribe 626 305 321
Illiterate 1,256 486 770

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.1% of total population in Puinan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Puinan village out of total population, 1,930 were engaged in work activities. 62.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,930 workers engaged in Main Work, 226 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 554 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,204 1,026 178
Cultivators 226 211 15
Agriculture Labourer 554 458 96
Household Industries 21 14 7
Other Workers 403 343 60
Marginal Workers 726 331 395
Non Working 2,519 877 1,642

Nearby Villages to Puinan,

Below are the list of villages near Puinan village in Polba - Dadpur.

Village Population
Dighanswar 1,380
Mogalpur 524
Damurpur 1,596
Jagannathpur 431
Dighagari 351
Nabagram 575
Satithan 2,142
Durgadaspur 422
Kunchpala 2,187
Kantul 1,041

Reference