Punas Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011
Punas is a village situated in Tetaria block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 466 families residing in the village Punas. The total population of Punas is 2,495 out of which 1,310 are males and 1,185 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punas is 905.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Punas village is 534 which is 21% of the total population. There are 267 male children and 267 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punas is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Punas village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punas is 46.8%. Thus Punas village has a higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 57.24% and the female literacy rate is 34.86% in Punas village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Punas village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Punas Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Punas village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 534 | 267 | 267 |
| Literacy | 46.76% | 57.24% | 34.86% |
| Scheduled Caste | 422 | 226 | 196 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,578 | 713 | 865 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punas village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Punas village out of total population, 693 were engaged in work activities. 46.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 693 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 162 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 322 | 299 | 23 |
| Cultivators | 99 | 98 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 162 | 144 | 18 |
| Household Industries | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 371 | 343 | 28 |
| Non Working | 1,802 | 668 | 1,134 |
Map of Punas, Purba Champaran, Bihar
Nearby Villages to Punas, Tetaria
Below are the list of villages near Punas village in Tetaria.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kothia | 5,430 |
| Lahladpur | 4,194 |
| Bhagwanpur | 2,159 |
| Pipra | 613 |
| Sirauli | 4,255 |
| Tajpur | 4,757 |
| Chak Chauhani | 4,206 |
| Majhuar | 795 |
| Manikpur | 1,218 |
| Bishambharpur urf Gheghwa | 4,008 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Punas, Purba Champaran, Bihar - Wikipedia