Punja, Dantan - I

Punja is a village located in the Dantan - I Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Dantan-I block and comes under Monoharpur Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2025, the current population of Punja is 957 out of which 462 are males and rest 495 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1071 females per 1000 males. There are around 84 teenagers in Punja. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 669 persons can read and write. Total 181 people belonging to scheduled caste and 35 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 223 households in Punja, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 405. The pincode of Punja is 721426 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Dantan Sub Post office
• Kotepada Branch Post office
• Lalitapur Branch Post office
• Paragana Branch Post office
• Bamanda Branch Post office

Schools

Punja has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Sorrong Madhusudan Vidyapith High School Upry.
• Dantan High School(High School) U. Primary
• Dantan Bhagabat Charan High School Upry.
• Datan B. G. H.School U. Primary
• Kotepada High School (High School)

Hospitals

Punja has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Bhabanipur Sub-Center
• Kontai Sub-Center
• Kuhura Sub-Center
• Panitunia Sub-Center
• Krishnapur Sub-Center

Banks

Punja has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Dantan
• The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Dantan