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Puntra Population - Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh

Puntra is a medium size village located in Bichhua Tehsil of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh with total 56 families residing. The Puntra village has population of 293 of which 136 are males while 157 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Puntra village population of children with age 0-6 is 34 which makes up 11.60 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Puntra village is 1154 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Puntra as per census is 1000, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Puntra village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Puntra village was 79.92 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Puntra Male literacy stands at 90.76 % while female literacy rate was 70.71 %.

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

Puntra Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 56 - -
Population 293 136 157
Child (0-6) 34 17 17
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 185 83 102
Literacy 79.92 % 90.76 % 70.71 %
Total Workers 157 86 71
Main Worker 65 - -
Marginal Worker 92 38 54

Caste Factor

In Puntra village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 63.14 % of total population in Puntra village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Puntra village of Chhindwara.

Work Profile

In Puntra village out of total population, 157 were engaged in work activities. 41.40 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.60 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 157 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.