Punshya Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011

Punshya is a village situated in Ranibundh block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 236 families residing in the village Punshya. The total population of Punshya is 999 out of which 489 are males and 510 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punshya is 1,043.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punshya village is 125 which is 13% of the total population. There are 67 male children and 58 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punshya is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,043) of Punshya village.

Population
999
Families
236
Literacy
65.79%
Sex Ratio
1,043

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punshya is 65.8%. Thus Punshya village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 77.49% and the female literacy rate is 54.87% in Punshya village.

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

Punshya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 125 67 58
Literacy 65.79% 77.49% 54.87%
Scheduled Caste 16 8 8
Scheduled Tribe 336 160 176
Illiterate 424 162 262

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 33.6% of total population in Punshya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punshya village out of total population, 631 were engaged in work activities. 23.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 76.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 631 workers engaged in Main Work, 125 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 146 120 26
Cultivators 125 104 21
Agriculture Labourer 3 3 0
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 17 12 5
Marginal Workers 485 200 285
Non Working 368 169 199

Nearby Villages to Punshya,

Below are the list of villages near Punshya village in Ranibundh.

Village Population
Huang Khana 492
Sindriam 611
Dhankura 261
Buchi Buri 230
Katro 479
Dhanjhar 249
Kalabani 740
Chhenda Pathar 497
Bauripal 554
Satnala 1,214

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