# Punpo Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Punpo

Punpo is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,457 people in 743 households**, the 18th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 3,457people (2011)
- 743households
- 69.8%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Punpo

Of every 100 households in Punpo in 2011, 44 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punpo · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****26%**

**27%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**42%

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).

## What is the population of Punpo?

■ Punpo · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**949

Working population ****32.4%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 60.5% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (17%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 705 (63%) · **■** Marginal 176 (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 Jaynagar - I

- Harinarayanpur4,024 people
- Mastikari3,674 people
- Arunnagar Dakshin3,620 people
- Khakurdaha3,542 people
- Neutala3,398 people
- Chandaneshwar3,377 people
- Hatpara3,247 people
- Ramchandrapur3,214 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Punpo?3,457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punpo in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Punpo?69.8% (Census 2011)