Pungaਪੁਂਗਾ

Where is Punga?

Punga is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031563, and it covers 42 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 74 people in Punga: 39 men and 35 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 42 hectares, the population density works out to about 176 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.56 per cent and women at 84.85 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 29 main workers, the largest group, 12, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Punga's land. Of the village's 42 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 12 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Punga is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Man, Maruli Brahmanan, Rorian and Bassi Daulat Khan.

What is the population of Punga?

The population of Punga was 74 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Punga have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Punga has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.