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About Paunta Village

Paunta is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 488 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paunta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 373.58 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 488
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paunta compares

By the 2011 count Paunta is the 89th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 373.58 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Paunta

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

Paunta lies about 23 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kendri, about 9.7 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 Paunta
Nearest railway station Kendri 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 13 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 23 km

Villages closest to Paunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paunta village had a population of 968. That makes it the 89th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Paunta village has 488 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paunta has about 984 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Paunta is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paunta covers 373.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paunta falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paunta is Kendri, about 9.7 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 Paunta.

Paunta is about 23 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paunta is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Kendri is about 9.7 km away. Abhanpur is about 13 km away. Nawāpāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheriya (under 2 km), Kharkharadih (1.5 km) and Banjari (2.3 km).

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

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