About Pawai Village

Pawai is a large village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,279, made up of 1,188 males and 1,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares.

Pawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Meskaur
Area (hectares)	253 hectares
Population	2,279
Male Population	1,188
Female Population	1,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
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 15th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Pawai

Pawai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pawai as Available within 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 Pawai from other places

Pawai lies about 30 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 7.5 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 Pawai
Nearest railway station	Jamuawan	7.5 km
Nearest town	Hisua	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meskaur	30 km
District headquarters	Nawada	30 km

Villages closest to Pawai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meskaur 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 2,279. That makes it the 15th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Pawai village has 1,188 males and 1,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawai has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Pawai covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pawai falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pawai is Jamuawan, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pawai.

Pawai is about 30 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawai is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Jamuawan is about 7.5 km away. Hisua is about 17 km away. Meskaur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.