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About Pauha Village

Pauha is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 424 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pauha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 383.45 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 424
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pauha compares

By the 2011 count Pauha is the 107th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 383.45 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Pauha

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

Pauha lies about 27 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 13 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 Pauha
Tehsil headquarters Patan 12 km
Nearest railway station Risama 13 km
Nearest town Bhilai 24 km
District headquarters Durg 27 km

Villages closest to Pauha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauha village had a population of 841. That makes it the 107th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Pauha village has 424 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauha has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Pauha is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pauha covers 383.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pauha falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pauha is Risama, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Pauha.

Pauha is about 27 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauha is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 12 km away. Risama is about 13 km away. Bhilai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhli (2.2 km), Amalori (2.3 km) and Bhainsbod (2.5 km).

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

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