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Punian Population - Jalandhar, Punjab

Punian is a large village located in Shahkot Tehsil of Jalandhar district, Punjab with total 421 families residing. The Punian village has population of 2286 of which 1164 are males while 1122 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Punian village population of children with age 0-6 is 207 which makes up 9.06 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Punian village is 964 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Punian as per census is 1010, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Punian village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Punian village was 77.15 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Punian Male literacy stands at 82.19 % while female literacy rate was 71.91 %.

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

Punian Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 421 - -
Population 2,286 1,164 1,122
Child (0-6) 207 103 104
Schedule Caste 591 301 290
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.15 % 82.19 % 71.91 %
Total Workers 753 645 108
Main Worker 711 - -
Marginal Worker 42 10 32

Caste Factor

Punian village of Jalandhar has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.85 % of total population in Punian village. The village Punian currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Punian village out of total population, 753 were engaged in work activities. 94.42 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.58 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 753 workers engaged in Main Work, 283 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 173 were Agricultural labourer.