About Poawan Village

Poawan is a mid sized village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,511, made up of 773 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares.

Poawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Masaurhi
Area (hectares)	262 hectares
Population	1,511
Male Population	773
Female Population	738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
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 Poawan compares

By the 2011 count Poawan is the 44th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Poawan

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

Poawan lies about 25 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 8.5 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 Poawan
Nearest railway station	Nadwan	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masaurhi	8.6 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	8.6 km
District headquarters	Patna	25 km

Villages closest to Poawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poawan village had a population of 1,511. That makes it the 44th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Poawan village has 773 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poawan has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Poawan covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poawan falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Poawan is Nadwan, about 8.5 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 Poawan.

Poawan is about 25 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poawan is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about 8.5 km away. Masaurhi is about 8.6 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.