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About Paiwani Village

Paiwani is a small village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 224 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paiwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paiwani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 427.48 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 224
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paiwani compares

By the 2011 count Paiwani is the 76th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 427.48 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Paiwani

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

Paiwani lies about 87 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 4.0 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 Paiwani
Nearest railway station Gudum 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi 7.2 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 17 km
District headquarters Durg 87 km

Villages closest to Paiwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paiwani village had a population of 456. That makes it the 76th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Paiwani village has 224 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paiwani has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Paiwani is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paiwani covers 427.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paiwani falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paiwani is Gudum, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Paiwani.

Paiwani is about 87 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paiwani is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Gudum is about 4.0 km away. Dondi is about 7.2 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (2.6 km), Kusumtola (2.8 km) and Katrel (4.3 km).

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

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