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

Punia is a village situated in Goghat - II block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 173 families residing in the village Punia. The total population of Punia is 789 out of which 405 are males and 384 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punia is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punia village is 82 which is 10% of the total population. There are 41 male children and 41 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punia is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Punia village.

Population
789
Families
173
Literacy
71.43%
Sex Ratio
948

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punia is 71.4%. Thus Punia village has lower literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 79.4% and the female literacy rate is 62.97% in Punia village.

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

Punia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 82 41 41
Literacy 71.43% 79.4% 62.97%
Scheduled Caste 95 47 48
Scheduled Tribe 84 44 40
Illiterate 284 116 168

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.6% of total population in Punia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punia village out of total population, 357 were engaged in work activities. 99.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 357 workers engaged in Main Work, 179 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 354 246 108
Cultivators 179 141 38
Agriculture Labourer 153 84 69
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 21 21 0
Marginal Workers 3 2 1
Non Working 432 157 275

Nearby Villages to Punia,

Below are the list of villages near Punia village in Goghat - II.

Village Population
Kamala 505
Ashpur 1,548
Shalikona 1,194
Paschim Chakla 594
Jitarpur 131
Purba Chakla 357
Rayan 713
Masidbera 467
Bhurkunda 2,361
Ambaula 484

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