Punga Population, Caste, Working Data Amritsar, Punjab - Census 2011
Punga is a village situated in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 166 families residing in the village Punga. The total population of Punga is 870 out of which 429 are males and 441 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punga is 1,028.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punga village is 159 which is 18% of the total population. There are 78 male children and 81 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punga is 1,038 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,028) of Punga village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punga is 39.2%. Thus Punga village has lower literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Amritsar district. The male literacy rate is 48.15% and the female literacy rate is 30.56% in Punga village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Punga village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Punga Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Punga village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 159 | 78 | 81 |
| Literacy | 39.24% | 48.15% | 30.56% |
| Scheduled Caste | 605 | 291 | 314 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 591 | 260 | 331 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 69.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punga village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Punga village out of total population, 387 were engaged in work activities. 46.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 387 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 85 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 181 | 156 | 25 |
| Cultivators | 59 | 54 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 85 | 78 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| Marginal Workers | 206 | 69 | 137 |
| Non Working | 483 | 204 | 279 |
Nearby Villages to Punga,
Below are the list of villages near Punga village in Ajnala.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Jai Ramkot | 314 |
| Chak Aul | 1,243 |
| Kotla Suraj Lohar | 706 |
| Kamirpur | 237 |
| Motla | 910 |
| Talwandi Rai Dado | 1,367 |
| Bhalot | 122 |
| Lakhuwal | 1,493 |
| Dhandal | 343 |
| Fatehwal | 1,262 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Punga, Amritsar, Punjab - Wikipedia