# Punshur Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Punshur

Punshur is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,056 people in 227 households**, the 64th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,056people (2011)
- 227households
- 84.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Punshur

Of every 100 households in Punshur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punshur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**42%

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

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**81%

Use banking services ****99%**

**70%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Punshur?

■ Punshur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**960

Working population ****38.4%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 78.4% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (40%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 102 (25%) · **■** Marginal 45 (11%)

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

- Atkulya1,087 people
- Jarul1,078 people
- Sadhanpur1,078 people
- Palashdanga1,067 people
- Krishnapur Kukra1,030 people
- Gayespur1,028 people
- Bichkhara1,015 people
- Shunia954 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Punshur?1,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punshur in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Punshur?84.5% (Census 2011)