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Punia Population - Baksa, Assam

Punia is a medium size village located in Tamulpur Circle of Baksa district, Assam with total 199 families residing. The Punia village has population of 936 of which 481 are males while 455 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Punia village population of children with age 0-6 is 108 which makes up 11.54 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Punia village is 946 which is lower than Assam state average of 958. Child Sex Ratio for the Punia as per census is 636, lower than Assam average of 962.

Punia village has lower literacy rate compared to Assam. In 2011, literacy rate of Punia village was 68.72 % compared to 72.19 % of Assam. In Punia Male literacy stands at 78.07 % while female literacy rate was 59.32 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Punia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Punia village.

Punia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 199 - -
Population 936 481 455
Child (0-6) 108 66 42
Schedule Caste 228 118 110
Schedule Tribe 449 228 221
Literacy 68.72 % 78.07 % 59.32 %
Total Workers 499 296 203
Main Worker 392 - -
Marginal Worker 107 54 53

Caste Factor

In Punia village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 47.97 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 24.36 % of total population in Punia village.

Work Profile

In Punia village out of total population, 499 were engaged in work activities. 78.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 499 workers engaged in Main Work, 254 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 65 were Agricultural labourer.