Punawan Population, Caste, Working Data Gaya, Bihar - Census 2011

Punawan is a village situated in Wazirganj block of Gaya district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,075 families residing in the village Punawan. The total population of Punawan is 6,334 out of which 3,221 are males and 3,113 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punawan is 966.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Punawan village is 1011 which is 16% of the total population. There are 533 male children and 478 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punawan is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Punawan village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punawan is 64.6%. Thus Punawan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Gaya district. The male literacy rate is 72.69% and the female literacy rate is 56.43% in Punawan village.

Population
6,334
Families
1,075
Literacy
64.64%
Sex Ratio
966

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

Punawan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,011 533 478
Literacy 64.64% 72.69% 56.43%
Scheduled Caste 1,965 993 972
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,893 1,267 1,626

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punawan village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punawan village out of total population, 2,260 were engaged in work activities. 56.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,260 workers engaged in Main Work, 447 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 410 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,286 1,043 243
Cultivators 447 392 55
Agriculture Labourer 410 303 107
Household Industries 27 20 7
Other Workers 402 328 74
Marginal Workers 974 533 441
Non Working 4,074 1,645 2,429

Map of Punawan, Gaya, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Punawan, Wazirganj

Below are the list of villages near Punawan village in Wazirganj.

Village Population
Usri 635
Hansra 2,078
Sowa 1,275
Tathi 922
Kari 5,399
Rudai 322
Bhura 1,461
Patahula 548
Ghuraha 733
Kenar Paharpur 8,669

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