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About Pauthu Village

Pauthu is a large village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,861, made up of 2,519 males and 2,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 744 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pauthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauthu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824122
Area (hectares) 744 hectares
Population 4,861
Male Population 2,519
Female Population 2,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pauthu compares

By the 2011 count Pauthu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 744 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Pauthu

Pauthu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pauthu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pauthu from other places

Pauthu lies about 25 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pauthu
Nearest railway station Jakhim 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 25 km

Villages closest to Pauthu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pauthu

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauthu village had a population of 4,861. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Pauthu village has 2,519 males and 2,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauthu has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Pauthu is 824122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pauthu covers 744 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pauthu falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pauthu is Jakhim, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pauthu.

Pauthu is about 25 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauthu is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 10 km away. Rafiganj is about 15 km away. Aurangabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banka (1.8 km), Patkhaul (1.8 km) and Narhi Pirhi (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pauthu today is likely to be higher.

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