Puntair Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Puntair is a village situated in Kumarganj block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 168 families residing in the village Puntair. The total population of Puntair is 647 out of which 328 are males and 319 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puntair is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puntair village is 73 which is 11% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 33 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puntair is 825 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Puntair village.

Population
647
Families
168
Literacy
68.12%
Sex Ratio
973

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puntair is 68.1%. Thus Puntair village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 71.53% and the female literacy rate is 64.69% in Puntair village.

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

Puntair Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 73 40 33
Literacy 68.12% 71.53% 64.69%
Scheduled Caste 15 7 8
Scheduled Tribe 98 50 48
Illiterate 256 122 134

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.1% of total population in Puntair village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Puntair village out of total population, 201 were engaged in work activities. 99% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 201 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 181 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 199 192 7
Cultivators 10 9 1
Agriculture Labourer 181 177 4
Other Workers 8 6 2
Marginal Workers 2 0 2
Non Working 446 136 310

Nearby Villages to Puntair,

Below are the list of villages near Puntair village in Kumarganj.

Village Population
Patit Pukur 377
Narayanpur 852
Mulgaon 1,032
Dhadalpara 1,297
Paik Jhara 200
Khorda Mohana 210
Jhara 1,773
Mohipur 663
Sitahar 1,537
Gramtala 778

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