About Pawai Village

Pawai is a large village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,582, made up of 2,419 males and 2,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Korha
Pincode	854104
Area (hectares)	515 hectares
Population	4,582
Male Population	2,419
Female Population	2,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawai compares

By the 2011 count Pawai is the 19th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 515 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pawai

Pawai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pawai as Available within village. 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 Pawai from other places

Pawai lies about 22 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 7.0 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 Pawai
Nearest railway station	Karagola Road	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Korha	22 km
District headquarters	Katihar	22 km

Villages closest to Pawai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawai village had a population of 4,582. That makes it the 19th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Pawai village has 2,419 males and 2,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawai has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Pawai is 854104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawai covers 515 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pawai falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pawai is Karagola Road, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pawai.

Pawai is about 22 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawai is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Karagola Road is about 7.0 km away. Korha is about 22 km away. Katihar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.