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About Punpo Village

Punpo is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,457, made up of 1,802 males and 1,655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punpo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punpo village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 107.78 hectares
Population 3,457
Male Population 1,802
Female Population 1,655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Punpo compares

By the 2011 count Punpo is the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 107.78 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Punpo

Punpo is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punpo as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punpo from other places

Punpo lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gocharan, about 2.3 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 Punpo
Nearest railway station Gocharan 2.3 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Punpo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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 Punpo

As per the Census of India 2011, Punpo village had a population of 3,457. That makes it the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Punpo village has 1,802 males and 1,655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punpo has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Punpo is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punpo covers 107.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Punpo falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Punpo is Gocharan, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Punpo is about 13 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.

Punpo is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gocharan is about 2.3 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 11 km away. Jaynagar I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kismat Goalberia (under 2 km), Paschim Chakpanchghora (under 2 km) and Nilkanthapur (under 2 km).

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

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