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About Paundi Village

Paundi is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 370 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.18 hectares hectares.

Paundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paundi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 402.18 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 370
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paundi compares

By the 2011 count Paundi is the 108th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 402.18 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Paundi

Paundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paundi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Paundi from other places

Paundi lies about 58 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 55 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 Paundi
Nearest town Malajkhand 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 16 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 55 km
District headquarters Balaghat 58 km

Villages closest to Paundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paundi village had a population of 781. That makes it the 108th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Paundi village has 370 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paundi has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Paundi covers 402.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paundi falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paundi is Dhapewara, about 55 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paundi.

Paundi is about 58 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paundi is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 2.4 km away. Baihar is about 16 km away. Dhapewara is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kindgitola (4.1 km), Koshatola (4.3 km) and Khursipar (4.4 km).

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

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