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About Pawai Village

Pawai is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,307, made up of 1,263 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 882.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Pincode 210422
Area (hectares) 882.51 hectares
Population 2,307
Male Population 1,263
Female Population 1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawai compares

By the 2011 count Pawai is the 23rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 882.51 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Pawai

Pawai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pawai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nibauli, Pachkhura, Pahara and Parchha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pawai

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawai village had a population of 2,307. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Pawai village has 1,263 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawai has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Pawai is 210422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawai covers 882.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pawai falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Pawai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pawai.

Pawai is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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