Punya Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Punya is a village situated in Dantan - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 488 families residing in the village Punya. The total population of Punya is 2,244 out of which 1,150 are males and 1,094 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punya is 951.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punya village is 216 which is 10% of the total population. There are 105 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punya is 1,057 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Punya village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punya is 79.2%. Thus Punya village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 87.75% and the female literacy rate is 70.19% in Punya village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Punya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Punya Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Punya village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 216 | 105 | 111 |
| Literacy | 79.24% | 87.75% | 70.19% |
| Scheduled Caste | 167 | 87 | 80 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Illiterate | 637 | 233 | 404 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Punya village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Punya village out of total population, 718 were engaged in work activities. 75.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 718 workers engaged in Main Work, 147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 269 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 539 | 499 | 40 |
| Cultivators | 147 | 146 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 269 | 264 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 117 | 83 | 34 |
| Marginal Workers | 179 | 162 | 17 |
| Non Working | 1,526 | 489 | 1,037 |
Nearby Villages to Punya,
Below are the list of villages near Punya village in Dantan - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mahisagot | 2,272 |
| Jana Bar | 1,063 |
| Brahman Khalisa | 4,510 |
| Fatepur | 930 |
| Kuchi Gerya | 493 |
| Joti Bar | 517 |
| Uttar Asda | 1,118 |
| Bhat Para | 240 |
| Aparttia | 257 |
| Haripur | 1,808 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Punya, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia