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.
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 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Punia, Hugli, West Bengal - Wikipedia