Punakh Population, Caste, Working Data Bhagalpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Punakh is a village situated in Goradih block of Bhagalpur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 371 families residing in the village Punakh. The total population of Punakh is 1,730 out of which 944 are males and 786 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punakh is 833.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punakh village is 353 which is 20% of the total population. There are 197 male children and 156 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punakh is 792 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (833) of Punakh village.

Population
1,730
Families
371
Literacy
48.44%
Sex Ratio
833

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punakh is 48.4%. Thus Punakh village has lower literacy rate compared to 51.8% of Bhagalpur district. The male literacy rate is 59.04% and the female literacy rate is 35.87% in Punakh village.

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

Punakh Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 353 197 156
Literacy 48.44% 59.04% 35.87%
Scheduled Caste 143 69 74
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,063 503 560

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punakh village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punakh village out of total population, 707 were engaged in work activities. 8.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 91.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 707 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 63 38 25
Cultivators 23 11 12
Agriculture Labourer 28 15 13
Other Workers 12 12 0
Marginal Workers 644 415 229
Non Working 1,023 491 532

Nearby Villages to Punakh,

Below are the list of villages near Punakh village in Goradih.

Village Population
Sadi Salempur 517
Faridpur 617
Tahbalpur 8
Mohanpur 3,024
Ganaura 689
Bhojpur 1,032
Kharwa 1,200
Ram Chandarpur 1,794
Jagarnathpur 437
Babhangawan 444

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