About Puncha Village

Puncha is one of the larger villages in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,404, made up of 2,744 males and 2,660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puncha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puncha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Puncha
Pincode	723151
Area (hectares)	553.21 hectares
Population	5,404
Male Population	2,744
Female Population	2,660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puncha compares

By the 2011 count Puncha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 553.21 hectares work out to about 9.8 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 979.

Getting to Puncha

Puncha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puncha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puncha from other places

Puncha lies about 35 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Tamna railway station, about 33 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Puncha
Nearest railway station	Tamna railway station	33 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	35 km

Villages closest to Puncha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Puncha tehsil.

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 Puncha

As per the Census of India 2011, Puncha village had a population of 5,404. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Puncha village has 2,744 males and 2,660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puncha has about 969 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Puncha is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puncha covers 553.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puncha falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Puncha is Tamna railway station, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Puncha.

Puncha is about 35 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puncha is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district. Tamna railway station is about 33 km away. Puruliya is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.