# Putunda Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Putunda

Putunda is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,409 people in 1,054 households**, the 6th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 4,409people (2011)
- 1,054households
- 72.6%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Putunda

Of every 100 households in Putunda in 2011, 48 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Putunda · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**41%

Tap water ****32%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**68%

Use banking services ****67%**

**63%

Television ****38%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Putunda?

■ Putunda · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**980

Working population ****42.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 65.8% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 651 (35%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 451 (24%) · **■** Marginal 511 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Burdwan - II

- Hatgobindapur5,823 people
- Barshul5,483 people
- Bamchandaipur4,607 people
- Samanti4,535 people
- Ichhlabad3,984 people
- Amra3,700 people
- Palsit3,578 people
- Kandarsona3,362 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Putunda?4,409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Putunda in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Putunda?72.6% (Census 2011)