Punat Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Punat is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 64 families residing in the village Punat. The total population of Punat is 256 out of which 134 are males and 122 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punat is 910.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Punat village is 28 which is 11% of the total population. There are 17 male children and 11 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punat is 647 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (910) of Punat village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punat is 60.5%. Thus Punat village has a lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 70.94% and the female literacy rate is 49.55% in Punat village.

Population
256
Families
64
Literacy
60.53%
Sex Ratio
910

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Punat village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Punat Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Punat village.

Total Male Female
Children 28 17 11
Literacy 60.53% 70.94% 49.55%
Scheduled Caste 246 127 119
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 118 51 67

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 96.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punat village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punat village out of total population, 109 were engaged in work activities. 75.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 109 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 68 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 82 74 8
Cultivators 11 9 2
Agriculture Labourer 68 62 6
Other Workers 3 3 0
Marginal Workers 27 6 21
Non Working 147 54 93

Map of Punat, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Punat, Kushmundi

Below are the list of villages near Punat village in Kushmundi.

Village Population
Deulbari 715
Dhandail 347
Faraspur 457
Shalkhair 138
Narayanpur 628
Bhajna 729
Banihari 1,770
Jagannathpur 233
Nambhail 336
Kalikamora 681

Reference