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About Pauni Village

Pauni is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 709 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.07 hectares hectares.

Pauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 342.07 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 709
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pauni compares

By the 2011 count Pauni is the 59th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 342.07 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1024.

Getting to Pauni

Pauni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pauni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pauni from other places

Pauni lies about 14 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Khara, about 4.1 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 Pauni
Nearest railway station Khara 4.1 km
District headquarters Balaghat 14 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 18 km

Villages closest to Pauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauni village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 59th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Pauni village has 709 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauni has about 963 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 1024.

Pauni covers 342.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pauni falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pauni is Khara, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pauni.

Pauni is about 14 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauni is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Khara is about 4.1 km away. Balaghat is about 14 km away. Bālāghāt is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batarmara (1.9 km), Mangoli Khurd (3.1 km) and Mohgaon Kalan (3.9 km).

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

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