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About Pounera Village

Pounera is a mid sized village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 305 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.75 hectares hectares.

Pounera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pounera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 351.75 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 305
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pounera compares

By the 2011 count Pounera is the 69th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 351.75 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Pounera

Pounera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pounera as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pounera from other places

Pounera lies about 26 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Saongi, about 9.5 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 Pounera
Nearest railway station Saongi 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Waraseoni 10 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 10 km
District headquarters Balaghat 26 km

Villages closest to Pounera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pounera village had a population of 605. That makes it the 69th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Pounera village has 305 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pounera has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

Pounera covers 351.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pounera falls under Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pounera is Saongi, about 9.5 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 village for Pounera.

Pounera is about 26 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pounera is in Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district. Saongi is about 9.5 km away. Waraseoni is about 10 km away. Wārāseonī is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paunera (under 2 km), Umarwada (1.7 km) and Ansera (2.2 km).

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

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