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About Pahungaon Village

Pahungaon is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,575, made up of 796 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.22 hectares hectares.

Pahungaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahungaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 385.22 hectares
Population 1,575
Male Population 796
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahungaon compares

By the 2011 count Pahungaon is the 26th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 385.22 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pahungaon

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

Pahungaon lies about 49 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, 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 Pahungaon
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Wadegaon 16 km
Nearest town Bramhapuri 17 km
District headquarters Bhandara 49 km

Villages closest to Pahungaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahungaon village had a population of 1,575. That makes it the 26th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Pahungaon village has 796 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahungaon has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Pahungaon covers 385.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahungaon falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pahungaon is Wadegaon, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pahungaon.

Pahungaon is about 49 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahungaon is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 5.8 km away. Wadegaon is about 16 km away. Bramhapuri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsodi (1.8 km), Doke Sarandi (2.1 km) and Opara (2.5 km).

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

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