Punya Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Punya is a village situated in Falta block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 629 families residing in the village Punya. The total population of Punya is 2,583 out of which 1,268 are males and 1,315 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punya is 1,037.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Punya village is 301 which is 12% of the total population. There are 148 male children and 153 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punya is 1,034 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,037) of Punya village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punya is 78%. Thus Punya village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 84.38% and the female literacy rate is 71.86% 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 | 301 | 148 | 153 |
| Literacy | 78% | 84.38% | 71.86% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,325 | 650 | 675 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 803 | 323 | 480 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 51.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Punya village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Punya village out of total population, 975 were engaged in work activities. 80.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 975 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 211 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 789 | 648 | 141 |
| Cultivators | 55 | 48 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 211 | 188 | 23 |
| Household Industries | 38 | 34 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 485 | 378 | 107 |
| Marginal Workers | 186 | 117 | 69 |
| Non Working | 1,608 | 503 | 1,105 |
Map of Punya, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Punya, Falta
Below are the list of villages near Punya village in Falta.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Belsingha | 4,401 |
| Neoda | 956 |
| Jagannathpur | 1,627 |
| Barhay Batpur | 1,292 |
| Sujapur | 1,453 |
| Srirampur | 2,353 |
| Ishwaripur | 4,127 |
| Nityanandapur | 2,529 |
| Bhatuli | 767 |
| Paschim Durgapur | 691 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Punya, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia