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About Punya Village

Punya is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,583, made up of 1,268 males and 1,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 82.58 hectares
Population 2,583
Male Population 1,268
Female Population 1,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punya compares

By the 2011 count Punya is the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 82.58 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Punya

Punya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Punya from other places

Punya lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 12 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 Punya
Tehsil headquarters Falta 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Punya

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

Common questions about Punya

As per the Census of India 2011, Punya village had a population of 2,583. That makes it the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Punya village has 1,268 males and 1,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punya has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Punya is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punya covers 82.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Punya falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Punya is Diamond Harbour, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Punya.

Punya is about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punya is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 3.6 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neoda (under 2 km), Barhay Batpur (under 2 km) and Belsingha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Punya today is likely to be higher.

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