# Paunan Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Paunan

Paunan is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,003 people in 1,194 households**, the 3rd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 5,003people (2011)
- 1,194households
- 72.3%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paunan

Of every 100 households in Paunan in 2011, 58 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paunan · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**50%

Tap water ****42%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**86%

Use banking services ****55%**

**56%

Television ****31%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Paunan?

■ Paunan · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**942

Working population ****50.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 63.7% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 368 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 680 (27%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 283 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,207 (47%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Polba6,626 people
- Uttarbabnan5,135 people
- Talchinan-Sanihati4,801 people
- Kashwara4,608 people
- Puinan4,449 people
- Patna Bhairabpur4,404 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paunan?5,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paunan in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paunan?72.3% (Census 2011)