Punsia Population, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Punsia is a village situated in Ramgarh block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 133 families residing in the village Punsia. The total population of Punsia is 634 out of which 314 are males and 320 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punsia is 1,019.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Punsia village is 129 which is 20% of the total population. There are 62 male children and 67 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punsia is 1,081 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,019) of Punsia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punsia is 34.7%. Thus Punsia village has a lower literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 40.48% and the female literacy rate is 28.85% in Punsia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Punsia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Punsia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Punsia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 129 | 62 | 67 |
| Literacy | 34.65% | 40.48% | 28.85% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 452 | 223 | 229 |
| Illiterate | 459 | 212 | 247 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 71.3% of total population in Punsia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Punsia village out of total population, 321 were engaged in work activities. 99.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 321 workers engaged in Main Work, 127 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 175 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 319 | 166 | 153 |
| Cultivators | 127 | 69 | 58 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 175 | 89 | 86 |
| Household Industries | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Other Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Non Working | 313 | 148 | 165 |
Map of Punsia, Dumka, Jharkhand
Nearby Villages to Punsia, Ramgarh
Below are the list of villages near Punsia village in Ramgarh.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dola | 269 |
| Kupi | 621 |
| Bhuskibari | 261 |
| Ampara | 460 |
| Amrapahari | 872 |
| Manbari | 78 |
| Pachuatikar | 472 |
| Jaruadih | 278 |
| Semarduma | 246 |
| Bichgarh | 246 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Punsia, Dumka, Jharkhand - Wikipedia