# Paunan Village, Singur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Singur, Hugli 

# Paunan

Paunan is a village in Singur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,970 people in 491 households**, the 40th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 1,970people (2011)
- 491households
- 86.9%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paunan

Of every 100 households in Paunan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paunan · ■ Singur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**27%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**41%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**74%

Use banking services ****43%**

**58%

Television ****56%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 · ■ Singur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1181**

**950

Working population ****45.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 82.5% for women. 67% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (17%) · **■** Household industry 168 (19%) · **■** Other work 265 (30%) · **■** Marginal 145 (16%)

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 Singur

- Baharampur2,039 people
- Madhusudanpur2,033 people
- Palara2,008 people
- Dhopaghata2,007 people
- Kaliara1,942 people
- Purushottompur1,830 people
- Mostafapur1,819 people
- Chak.Gobinda1,791 people

[All 100 villages in Singur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paunan?1,970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paunan in?Hugli district (Singur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paunan?86.9% (Census 2011)