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About Paunar Kalan Village

Paunar Kalan is a mid sized village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 648 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.7 hectares hectares.

Paunar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paunar Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 415.7 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 648
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paunar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Paunar Kalan is the 66th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 415.7 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Paunar Kalan

Paunar Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paunar Kalan as Available within <5 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 Paunar Kalan from other places

Paunar Kalan lies about 27 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bhoma, about 20 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 Paunar Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Barghat 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhoma 20 km
District headquarters Seoni 27 km

Villages closest to Paunar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barghat 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 Paunar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Paunar Kalan village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 66th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Paunar Kalan village has 648 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paunar Kalan has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Paunar Kalan covers 415.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paunar Kalan falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paunar Kalan is Bhoma, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paunar Kalan.

Paunar Kalan is about 27 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paunar Kalan is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Barghat is about 7.5 km away. Bhoma is about 20 km away. Seoni is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharna Kalan (under 2 km), Paunar Khurd (under 2 km) and Dharna Khurd (1.9 km).

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

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