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About Punia Village

Punia is a mid sized village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 405 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712611, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712611
Area (hectares) 161.34 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 405
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punia compares

By the 2011 count Punia is the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 161.34 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

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 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punia from other places

Punia lies about 25 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Habra, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Punia
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh under 2 km
Nearest railway station Habra 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 25 km
District headquarters Hugli 25 km

Villages closest to Punia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II tehsil.

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 789. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Punia village has 405 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punia has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Punia is 712611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punia covers 161.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punia falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Punia is Habra, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Punia is about 25 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punia is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about under 2 km away. Habra is about 4.3 km away. Goghat II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kajla (under 2 km), Ambaula (2.3 km) and Subir Chak (4.8 km).

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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