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Punia Shasan Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Punia Shasan is a medium size village located in Bagmundi Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 82 families residing. The Punia Shasan village has population of 430 of which 214 are males while 216 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Punia Shasan village population of children with age 0-6 is 102 which makes up 23.72 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Punia Shasan village is 1009 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Punia Shasan as per census is 1000, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Punia Shasan village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Punia Shasan village was 70.12 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Punia Shasan Male literacy stands at 88.34 % while female literacy rate was 52.12 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Punia Shasan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Punia Shasan village.

Punia Shasan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 82 - -
Population 430 214 216
Child (0-6) 102 51 51
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 428 212 216
Literacy 70.12 % 88.34 % 52.12 %
Total Workers 232 116 116
Main Worker 90 - -
Marginal Worker 142 31 111

Caste Factor

In Punia Shasan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.53 % of total population in Punia Shasan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Punia Shasan village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Punia Shasan village out of total population, 232 were engaged in work activities. 38.79 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.21 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 232 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 70 were Agricultural labourer.