About Punia Village

Punia is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 824 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742157
Area (hectares)	407.12 hectares
Population	1,644
Male Population	824
Female Population	820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Punia compares

By the 2011 count Punia is the 61st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 407.12 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Punia

Punia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Punia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Palsanda, Parulia, Pathai and Pilsima. 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.

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Common questions about Punia

As per the Census of India 2011, Punia village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 61st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Punia village has 824 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punia has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Punia is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punia covers 407.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punia falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Punia notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Punia.

Punia is in Khargram 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.