About Pawaya Village

Pawaya is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 777 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 947.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawaya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Gwalior
Tehsil	Bhitarwar
Pincode	475220
Area (hectares)	947.56 hectares
Population	1,454
Male Population	777
Female Population	677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawaya compares

By the 2011 count Pawaya is the 22nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 947.56 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Pawaya

Pawaya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pawaya as Available within 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 Pawaya from other places

Pawaya lies about 51 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Kotra, about 14 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 Pawaya
Nearest railway station	Kotra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhitarwar	14 km
Nearest town	Dabra	15 km
District headquarters	Gwalior	51 km

Villages closest to Pawaya

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

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Common questions about Pawaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawaya village had a population of 1,454. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Pawaya village has 777 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawaya has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Pawaya is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawaya covers 947.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pawaya falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pawaya is Kotra, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Pawaya.

Pawaya is about 51 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawaya is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Kotra is about 14 km away. Bhitarwar is about 14 km away. Dabra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.