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About Puinjali Village

Puinjali is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,455, made up of 2,830 males and 2,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743378, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puinjali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puinjali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743378
Area (hectares) 673.51 hectares
Population 5,455
Male Population 2,830
Female Population 2,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Puinjali compares

By the 2011 count Puinjali is the 16th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 673.51 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Puinjali

Puinjali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puinjali 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 Puinjali from other places

Puinjali lies about 56 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 29 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 Puinjali
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 16 km
Nearest railway station Canning 29 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 56 km

Villages closest to Puinjali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puinjali village had a population of 5,455. That makes it the 16th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Puinjali village has 2,830 males and 2,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puinjali has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Puinjali is 743378. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puinjali covers 673.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puinjali falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Puinjali is Canning, about 29 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 Puinjali.

Puinjali is about 56 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.

Puinjali is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 16 km away. Canning is about 29 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chimta (2.2 km), Amtali (4.4 km) and Chhota Molla Khali (5.4 km).

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

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