# Punia Village, Goghat - II, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Goghat - II, Hugli 

# Punia

Punia is a village in Goghat - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 173 households**, the 63rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 789people (2011)
- 173households
- 71.4%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Punia

Of every 100 households in Punia in 2011, 43 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punia · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**36%

Tap water ****10%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****48%**

**40%

Television ****38%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**922

Working population ****45.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 63.0% for women. 61% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Goghat - II

- Jharia947 people
- Andua911 people
- Ria851 people
- Baburampur807 people
- Gotai771 people
- Belepara740 people
- Mulluk737 people
- Rayan713 people

[All 112 villages in Goghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Punia?789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punia in?Hugli district (Goghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Punia?71.4% (Census 2011)