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

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Puinan

Puinan is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,449 people in 977 households**, the 6th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 4,449people (2011)
- 977households
- 79.6%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puinan

Of every 100 households in Puinan in 2011, 69 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puinan · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**50%

Tap water ****26%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**86%

Use banking services ****75%**

**56%

Television ****36%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Puinan?

■ Puinan · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**942

Working population ****43.4%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 72.2% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 554 (29%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 403 (21%) · **■** Marginal 726 (38%)

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

- Uttarbabnan5,135 people
- Paunan5,003 people
- Talchinan-Sanihati4,801 people
- Kashwara4,608 people
- Patna Bhairabpur4,404 people
- Harit4,270 people
- Gotu4,021 people
- Goswami Malipara3,703 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puinan?4,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puinan in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Puinan?79.6% (Census 2011)