# Puini Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Puini

Puini is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,254 people in 571 households**, the 22nd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,254people (2011)
- 571households
- 79.1%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puini

Of every 100 households in Puini in 2011, 45 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puini · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**54%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****26%**

**60%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Puini?

■ Puini · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**966

Working population ****42.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 71.6% for women. 64% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (34%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 247 (26%) · **■** Marginal 216 (23%)

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 Katwa - I

- Jamra2,572 people
- Arjundihi2,416 people
- Kamal2,347 people
- Barampur2,272 people
- Durga2,177 people
- Char Pataihat2,173 people
- Chandrapur2,104 people
- Nanagar2,052 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puini?2,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puini in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Puini?79.1% (Census 2011)