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About Paunsara Village

Paunsara is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 621 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1121.63 hectares hectares.

Paunsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paunsara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 1121.63 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 621
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paunsara compares

By the 2011 count Paunsara is the 44th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 1121.63 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Paunsara

Paunsara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paunsara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paunsara from other places

Paunsara lies about 6.5 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Majhgawan Phatak, about 3.8 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 Paunsara
Nearest railway station Majhgawan Phatak 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 6.5 km
District headquarters Katni 6.5 km
Nearest town Murwāra 6.5 km

Villages closest to Paunsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paunsara village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 44th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Paunsara village has 621 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paunsara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Paunsara covers 1121.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paunsara falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paunsara is Majhgawan Phatak, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Paunsara.

Paunsara is about 6.5 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paunsara is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Majhgawan Phatak is about 3.8 km away. Murwara is about 6.5 km away. Katni is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamodi (under 2 km), Dwara (2.1 km) and Kharkhari (2.1 km).

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

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