The Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of the 5th century AD mentions that Purulia was one of the 16 mahajanapadas and part of the Vajrabhumi kingdom.

[8] According to the 2011 Census of India, the Puncha CD block had a total population of 123,855, all of which were rural.

[9] According to the 2001 census, the Puncha CD block had a total population of 108,045, out of which 54,636 were males and 53,409 were females.

The Puncha CD block registered a population growth of 12.09 per cent during the 1991–2001 decade.

[9] Other villages in the Puncha CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Laulara (2,473), Jambad (3,776), Chandra (3,884), Chhirudi (2,243), Bagda (2,370), Lakhra (685), Kenda (3,803) and Panipathar (2,118).

[9] See also – List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate Primary Census Abstract Data

In the 2011 census, Hindus numbered 101,672 and formed 82.09% of the population in the Puncha CD block.

[12] Others include Addi Bassi, Marang Boro, Santal, Saranath, Sari Dharma, Sarna, Alchchi, Bidin, Sant, Saevdharm, Seran, Saran, Sarin, Kheria,[13] and other religious communities.

[16] According to a World Bank report, as of 2012, 31-38% of the population in Purulia, Murshidabad and Uttar Dinajpur districts were below poverty level, the highest among the districts of West Bengal, which had an average 20% of the population below poverty line.

It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

[20] There are 99 inhabited villages in the Puncha CD block, as per the District Census Handbook, Puruliya, 2011.

91 villages (91.92%) have telephones (including landlines, public call offices and mobile phones).

[21] In 2013–14, persons engaged in agriculture in the Puncha CD Block could be classified as follows: bargadars 0.35%, patta (document) holders 6.21%, small farmers (possessing land between 1 and 2 hectares) 6.34%, marginal farmers (possessing land up to 1 hectare) 22.88% and agricultural labourers 64.21%.

The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.

[27] Ganesh Mahato Memorial Teachers Training Institute (D.Ed) is proposed at Pirra, Kenda, Purulia.