Puna Population, Caste, Working Data Nalanda, Bihar - Census 2011

Puna is a village situated in Hilsa block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 551 families residing in the village Puna. The total population of Puna is 3,068 out of which 1,546 are males and 1,522 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puna is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puna village is 641 which is 21% of the total population. There are 342 male children and 299 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puna is 874 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (984) of Puna village.

Population
3,068
Families
551
Literacy
63.08%
Sex Ratio
984

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puna is 63.1%. Thus Puna village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 79.07% and the female literacy rate is 47.34% in Puna village.

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

Puna Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 641 342 299
Literacy 63.08% 79.07% 47.34%
Scheduled Caste 280 140 140
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,537 594 943

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Puna village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Puna village out of total population, 1,020 were engaged in work activities. 72% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,020 workers engaged in Main Work, 262 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 350 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 734 569 165
Cultivators 262 222 40
Agriculture Labourer 350 247 103
Household Industries 27 21 6
Other Workers 95 79 16
Marginal Workers 286 109 177
Non Working 2,048 868 1,180

Nearby Villages to Puna,

Below are the list of villages near Puna village in Hilsa.

Village Population
Dabaul 411
Kapasiawan 8,770
Tirlok Bigha 688
Akbarpur 5,305
Shekhopur 1,034
Bamhan Barui 4,143
Indaut 3,543
Keshopur 3,148
Ganipur 1,107
Babhan Diha 1,102

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