# Punya, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Punya

Punya is a village in [Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,244 people in 488 households**, the 16th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 2,244people (2011)
- 488households
- 79.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Punya

Of every 100 households in Punya in 2011, 23 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punya · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**17%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****62%**

**60%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Punya?

■ Punya · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**953

Working population ****32.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 70.2% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (37%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (16%) · **■** Marginal 179 (25%)

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 - II

- Bimbal Titia2,496 people
- Karhia2,401 people
- Sohag Pur2,313 people
- Mahisagot2,272 people
- Solemanpur2,201 people
- Jahalda2,186 people
- Renjura2,178 people
- Shyamsundarpur urf Saimana2,115 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Punya

- Punya · Village, Falta, South Twenty Four Parganas · 2,583 people
- Punya · Village, Mehdawal, Sant Kabir Nagar · 943 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Punya?2,244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Punya?79.2% (Census 2011)