About Pauni Village

Pauni is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,959, made up of 994 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 767.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauni village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495334
Area (hectares)	767.39 hectares
Population	1,959
Male Population	994
Female Population	965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pauni compares

By the 2011 count Pauni is the 14th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 767.39 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Pauni

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

Pauni lies about 65 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 57 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
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	16 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	57 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	65 km

Villages closest to Pauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauni village had a population of 1,959. That makes it the 14th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Pauni village has 994 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauni has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Pauni is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pauni covers 767.39 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 Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pauni is Bhatapara, about 57 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Pauni.

Pauni is about 65 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauni is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 16 km away. Bhatapara is about 57 km away. Bilaspur is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.