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About Pauta Village

Pauta is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 103 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 103
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pauta compares

By the 2011 count Pauta is the 71st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Pauta

Pauta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pauta 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pauta from other places

Pauta lies about 60 km from Shimla. 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 Pauta
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 32 km
District headquarters Shimla 60 km

Villages closest to Pauta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauta village had a population of 210. That makes it the 71st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Pauta village has 103 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauta has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Pauta is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pauta covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pauta falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Pauta 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 Pauta.

Pauta is about 60 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauta is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarot (2.6 km), Bairli (14 km) and Jangal Reserve Chajpur (15 km).

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

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