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About Puntair Village

Puntair is a mid sized village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 328 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puntair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puntair village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kumarganj
Pincode 733141
Area (hectares) 57.89 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 328
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puntair compares

By the 2011 count Puntair is the 100th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 57.89 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Puntair

Puntair is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puntair as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pirgaon, Pirozpur, Porajhar and Prasadpur. 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 Puntair

As per the Census of India 2011, Puntair village had a population of 647. That makes it the 100th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Puntair village has 328 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puntair has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Puntair is 733141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puntair covers 57.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puntair falls under Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Puntair 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 km distance for Puntair.

Puntair is in Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Puntair today is likely to be higher.

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