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About Punja Village

Punja is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 420 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 76.61 hectares
Population 870
Male Population 420
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Punja compares

By the 2011 count Punja is the 76th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 76.61 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Punja

Punja is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Punja as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patbanda, Patchhata, Poshulia Chak and Praharajpur. 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 Punja

As per the Census of India 2011, Punja village had a population of 870. That makes it the 76th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Punja village has 420 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punja has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Punja is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punja covers 76.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punja falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Punja notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Punja.

Punja is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Punja today is likely to be higher.

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