# Puncha, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Puncha

Puncha is a sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **123,855 people**, no towns and 109 villages (99 inhabited). The largest village is Puncha (5,404 people).

- 123,855people (2011)
- 109villages
- 0towns
- 68.1%literacy

## Population of Puncha compared with Puruliya

■ Puncha · ■ Puruliya district

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**953

Working population ****52.5%**

**42.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Puncha

Of every 100 households in Puncha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puncha · ■ Puruliya district

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**77%

Use banking services ****34%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Puncha

- Puncha · 5,404 people
- Pirra · 4,049 people
- Chandra · 3,884 people
- Kenda · 3,803 people
- Jambad · 3,776 people
- Lapara · 3,267 people
- Badra · 3,082 people
- Kuruktopa · 2,964 people
- Laulara · 2,743 people
- Bansa · 2,696 people
- Penchara · 2,614 people
- Matha · 2,446 people
- Deorang · 2,379 people
- Bagda · 2,370 people
- Damodarpur · 2,303 people
- Kaira · 2,249 people

[All 109 villages in Puncha →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/puncha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Puncha?109 (99 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Puncha in?Puruliya district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Puncha?123,855 (Census 2011)