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About Paura Village

Paura is a mid sized village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 471 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 471
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paura compares

By the 2011 count Paura is the 54th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Paura

Paura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paura from other places

Paura lies about 106 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, about 8.2 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 Paura
Tehsil headquarters Chand 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 8.2 km
Nearest town Chandauli 19 km
District headquarters Kaimur 106 km

Villages closest to Paura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chand 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 Paura

As per the Census of India 2011, Paura village had a population of 943. That makes it the 54th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Paura village has 471 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paura has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Paura is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paura covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paura falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paura is Karamnasi, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paura.

Paura is about 106 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paura is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 6.6 km away. Karamnasi is about 8.2 km away. Chandauli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahni (under 2 km), Kharanti (under 2 km) and Bhaluhari (under 2 km).

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

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