# Punja Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Punja

Punja is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 62 households**, the 307th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 277people (2011)
- 62households
- 85.1%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Punja

Of every 100 households in Punja in 2011, 94 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Punja · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**44%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**61%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Punja?

■ Punja · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**942

Working population ****43.7%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 75.4% for women. 63% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (10%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 30 (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 Narayangarh

- Murabani284 people
- Chak Purushottam282 people
- Mirchak282 people
- Janagerya278 people
- Dakibhara276 people
- Siyaliya276 people
- Ramsarisa268 people
- Eraidangar266 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Punja?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punja in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Punja?85.1% (Census 2011)