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About Pauat Village

Pauat is a small village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 173 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.36 hectares hectares.

Pauat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 74.36 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 173
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 Pauat compares

By the 2011 count Pauat is the 113th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 74.36 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pauat

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

Pauat lies about 76 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 21 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 Pauat
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Barakalan 21 km
Nearest town Buxar 32 km
District headquarters Rohtas 76 km

Villages closest to Pauat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauat village had a population of 347. That makes it the 113th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Pauat village has 173 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauat has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Pauat covers 74.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pauat falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pauat is Barakalan, about 21 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 Pauat.

Pauat is about 76 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauat is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 9.3 km away. Barakalan is about 21 km away. Buxar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panditpura (under 2 km), Gara (1.5 km) and Chakia (1.7 km).

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

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