About Paura Village

Paura is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 67 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.61 hectares hectares.

Paura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paura village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Jabalpur
Tehsil	Majholi
Area (hectares)	219.61 hectares
Population	131
Male Population	67
Female Population	64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paura compares

By the 2011 count Paura is the 171st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 219.61 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Paura

Paura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Paura from other places

Paura lies about 53 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 16 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 Paura
Nearest town	Sihorā	16 km
Nearest railway station	Dundi	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majholi	21 km
District headquarters	Jabalpur	53 km

Villages closest to Paura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paura village had a population of 131. That makes it the 171st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Paura village has 67 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paura has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Paura covers 219.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paura falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paura is Dundi, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Paura.

Paura is about 53 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paura is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihorā is about 16 km away. Dundi is about 16 km away. Majholi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.