# Punia Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Punia

Punia is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 69 households**, the 101st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 416people (2011)
- 69households
- 92.8%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Punia

Of every 100 households in Punia in 2011, 84 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Punia · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**56%

Tap water ****94%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**81%

Use banking services ****25%**

**70%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**19%

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 Punia?

■ Punia · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**960

Working population ****44.5%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 88.2% for women. 65% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (19%) · **■** Marginal 45 (24%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Chandipur502 people
- Bayda498 people
- Munsabpur489 people
- Rayour426 people
- Pitambarpur346 people
- Chak Sultan251 people
- Jot Dharmmadas248 people
- Chak Badulia211 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Punia?416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punia in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Punia?92.8% (Census 2011)