About Pual Village

Pual is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,653, made up of 866 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Pual Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pual village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	176 hectares
Population	1,653
Male Population	866
Female Population	787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pual compares

By the 2011 count Pual is the 67th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Pual

Pual is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pual 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pual from other places

Pual lies about 43 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 2.7 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 Pual
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	7.9 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	17 km
District headquarters	Katihar	43 km

Villages closest to Pual

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

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Common questions about Pual

As per the Census of India 2011, Pual village had a population of 1,653. That makes it the 67th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Pual village has 866 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pual has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Pual covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pual falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pual is Dhachna, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pual.

Pual is about 43 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pual is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 2.7 km away. Barsoi is about 7.9 km away. Rāiganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.