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About Pauni Village

Pauni is a mid sized village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 328 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares.

Pauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 328
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pauni compares

By the 2011 count Pauni is the 67th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Pauni

Pauni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pauni 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pauni from other places

Pauni lies about 37 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 6.5 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 Pauni
Nearest railway station Tamuria 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur 7.5 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 14 km
District headquarters Madhubani 37 km

Villages closest to Pauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauni village had a population of 607. That makes it the 67th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Pauni village has 328 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauni has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Pauni covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pauni falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pauni is Tamuria, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Pauni.

Pauni is about 37 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauni is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Tamuria is about 6.5 km away. Madhepur is about 7.5 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Az Rakbe Pauni (under 2 km), Az Rakbe Desam (under 2 km) and Desam (under 2 km).

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

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