Punia Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011
Punia is a village situated in Khargram block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 400 families residing in the village Punia. The total population of Punia is 1,644 out of which 824 are males and 820 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punia is 995.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punia village is 229 which is 14% of the total population. There are 114 male children and 115 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punia is 1,009 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (995) of Punia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punia is 70.6%. Thus Punia village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 77.75% and the female literacy rate is 63.4% 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 | 229 | 114 | 115 |
| Literacy | 70.6% | 77.75% | 63.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 996 | 503 | 493 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 645 | 272 | 373 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 60.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Punia village out of total population, 543 were engaged in work activities. 77.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 543 workers engaged in Main Work, 143 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 198 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 420 | 398 | 22 |
| Cultivators | 143 | 141 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 198 | 198 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 70 | 55 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 123 | 122 | 1 |
| Non Working | 1,101 | 304 | 797 |
Nearby Villages to Punia,
Below are the list of villages near Punia village in Khargram.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Isanpur | 2,189 |
| Kesiadanga | 1,542 |
| Jethya | 1,204 |
| Mahammadpur | 2,889 |
| Parulia | 4,400 |
| Hazrabati | 746 |
| Giridharipur | 573 |
| Bhatgram | 922 |
| Uttar Gopinathpur | 3,701 |
| Gopalpur | 228 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Punia, Murshidabad, West Bengal - Wikipedia