About Pawantara Village

Pawantara is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 558 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawantara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawantara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Khairagarh
Pincode	491444
Area (hectares)	392.84 hectares
Population	1,099
Male Population	558
Female Population	541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawantara compares

By the 2011 count Pawantara is the 49th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 392.84 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Pawantara

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

Pawantara lies about 32 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 19 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 Pawantara
Tehsil headquarters	Khairagarh	18 km
Nearest town	Khairāgarh	18 km
Nearest railway station	Rasmara	19 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	32 km

Villages closest to Pawantara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawantara village had a population of 1,099. That makes it the 49th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Pawantara village has 558 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawantara has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Pawantara is 491444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawantara covers 392.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pawantara falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pawantara is Rasmara, about 19 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 Pawantara.

Pawantara is about 32 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawantara is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 18 km away. Khairāgarh is about 18 km away. Rasmara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.