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Punya Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Punya is a large village located in Dantan - II Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 488 families residing. The Punya village has population of 2244 of which 1150 are males while 1094 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Punya village population of children with age 0-6 is 216 which makes up 9.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Punya village is 951 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Punya as per census is 1057, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Punya village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Punya village was 79.24 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Punya Male literacy stands at 87.75 % while female literacy rate was 70.19 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Punya 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 Punya village.

Punya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 488 - -
Population 2,244 1,150 1,094
Child (0-6) 216 105 111
Schedule Caste 167 87 80
Schedule Tribe 16 9 7
Literacy 79.24 % 87.75 % 70.19 %
Total Workers 718 661 57
Main Worker 539 - -
Marginal Worker 179 162 17

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.44 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.71 % of total population in Punya village.

Work Profile

In Punya village out of total population, 718 were engaged in work activities. 75.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 718 workers engaged in Main Work, 147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 269 were Agricultural labourer.