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About Puinan Village

Puinan is a large village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,449, made up of 2,234 males and 2,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.93 hectares hectares.

Puinan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puinan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 370.93 hectares
Population 4,449
Male Population 2,234
Female Population 2,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puinan compares

By the 2011 count Puinan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 370.93 hectares work out to about 12 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 969.

Getting to Puinan

Puinan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puinan as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puinan from other places

Puinan lies about 12 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Talandu, about 9.6 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 Puinan
Nearest railway station Talandu 9.6 km
Nearest town Bānsbāria 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 12 km
District headquarters Hugli 12 km

Villages closest to Puinan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Puinan

As per the Census of India 2011, Puinan village had a population of 4,449. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Puinan village has 2,234 males and 2,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puinan has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Puinan covers 370.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puinan falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Puinan is Talandu, about 9.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puinan.

Puinan is about 12 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puinan is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Talandu is about 9.6 km away. Bānsbāria is about 12 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paunan (under 2 km), Polba (2.5 km) and Sudarsan (3.3 km).

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

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