About Punya Village

Punya is a large village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,244, made up of 1,150 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Dantan II
Pincode	721443
Area (hectares)	158.23 hectares
Population	2,244
Male Population	1,150
Female Population	1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Punya compares

By the 2011 count Punya is the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 158.23 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Punya

Punya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Punya as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Parami Chak, Patpur, Patpur Chak and Pincha. 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 Punya

As per the Census of India 2011, Punya village had a population of 2,244. That makes it the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Punya village has 1,150 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punya has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Punya is 721443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punya covers 158.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punya falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Punya 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 5 - 10 km distance for Punya.

Punya is in Dantan II 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.