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About Punsa Village

Punsa is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 368 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 650.24 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 368
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punsa compares

By the 2011 count Punsa is the 46th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 650.24 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Punsa

Punsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Punsa as Available within 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 Patkita, Poabad, Popo and Poradih. 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 Punsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Punsa village had a population of 717. That makes it the 46th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Punsa village has 368 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punsa has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Punsa is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punsa covers 650.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Punsa falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Punsa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Punsa.

Punsa is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Punsa today is likely to be higher.

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