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About Punia Village

Punia is a small village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 217 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713423
Area (hectares) 59.91 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 217
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Punia compares

By the 2011 count Punia is the 101st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 59.91 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Punia

Punia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nikunjapur, Onari, Padua and Palashdanga. 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 Punia

As per the Census of India 2011, Punia village had a population of 416. That makes it the 101st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Punia village has 217 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punia has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Punia is 713423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punia covers 59.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punia falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Punia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Punia.

Punia is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Punia today is likely to be higher.

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