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About Pauchi Village

Pauchi is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 183 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pauchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauchi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 183
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pauchi compares

By the 2011 count Pauchi is the 36th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Pauchi

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

Pauchi lies about 32 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 Pauchi
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 5.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Pauchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauchi village had a population of 365. That makes it the 36th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Pauchi village has 183 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauchi has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Pauchi is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pauchi covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pauchi falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Pauchi 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 Pauchi.

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

Pauchi is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 5.3 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shalota (under 2 km), Kalmu (under 2 km) and Aur (under 2 km).

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

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