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About Punasi Village

Punasi is a large village in Bharatpur II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,751, made up of 2,400 males and 2,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punasi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur II
Pincode 742401
Area (hectares) 267.74 hectares
Population 4,751
Male Population 2,400
Female Population 2,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Punasi compares

By the 2011 count Punasi is the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,009 residents. Its 267.74 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Punasi

The census records public bus service for Punasi 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Matua, Nabagram, Nawapara and Par Chati. 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 Punasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Punasi village had a population of 4,751. That makes it the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,009 residents.

Punasi village has 2,400 males and 2,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punasi has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Punasi is 742401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punasi covers 267.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Punasi falls under Bharatpur II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Punasi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Punasi.

Punasi is in Bharatpur II tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Punasi today is likely to be higher.

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