# Pantunia Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pantunia

Pantunia is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,091 people in 227 households**, the 53rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,091people (2011)
- 227households
- 63.8%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pantunia

Of every 100 households in Pantunia in 2011, 49 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pantunia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****41%**

**62%

Television ****13%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pantunia?

■ Pantunia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1262**

**963

Working population ****28.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 53.5% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (15%) · **■** Marginal 217 (71%)

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 Dantan - I

- Haripura1,122 people
- Bejda1,107 people
- Belmula1,101 people
- Kotpada1,100 people
- Satsanda1,091 people
- Singda1,091 people
- Urisal1,078 people
- Janadighi1,072 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pantunia?1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pantunia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pantunia?63.8% (Census 2011)