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Punji Population - Betul, Madhya Pradesh

Punji is a medium size village located in Ghoda Dongri Tehsil of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh with total 108 families residing. The Punji village has population of 577 of which 279 are males while 298 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Punji village population of children with age 0-6 is 103 which makes up 17.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Punji village is 1068 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Punji as per census is 873, lower than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Punji village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Punji village was 45.36 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Punji Male literacy stands at 52.68 % while female literacy rate was 38.80 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Punji 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 Punji village.

Punji Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 108 - -
Population 577 279 298
Child (0-6) 103 55 48
Schedule Caste 13 5 8
Schedule Tribe 541 262 279
Literacy 45.36 % 52.68 % 38.80 %
Total Workers 321 156 165
Main Worker 108 - -
Marginal Worker 213 54 159

Caste Factor

In Punji village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 93.76 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.25 % of total population in Punji village.

Work Profile

In Punji village out of total population, 321 were engaged in work activities. 33.64 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.36 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 321 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourer.