Country India District Purulia PIN 723151 (Puncha) Population 5,404 (2011) | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone/STD code 03253 Area code 03253 | |
Puncha is a village, with a police station, in Puncha CD Block in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Map of Puncha, West Bengal 723151
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Puncha had a total population of 5,404 of which 2,744(51%) were males and 2,660 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 573. The total number of literates in Puncha was 3,788 (78.41% of the population over 6 years).
Police station
Puncha police station has jurisdiction over parts of Puncha and Manbazar I CD Blocks. The area covered is 330.11 km2 and the population covered is 123,768.
CD Block HQ
The headquarters of Puncha CD Block are located at Puncha.
Transport
Hura-Puncha Road and Puncha-Payrachali Road meet at Puncha.
Healthcare
Puncha Block Primary Health Centre functions with 30 beds.
References
Puncha, Purulia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA