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About Punshya Village

Punshya is a mid sized village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 489 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punshya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punshya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 370.69 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 489
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punshya compares

By the 2011 count Punshya is the 34th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 370.69 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Punshya

Punshya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Punshya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pirargari, Pitha Gerya, Puada and Puddi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Punshya

As per the Census of India 2011, Punshya village had a population of 999. That makes it the 34th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Punshya village has 489 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punshya has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Punshya is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punshya covers 370.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punshya falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Punshya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Punshya.

Punshya is in Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Punshya today is likely to be higher.

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