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About Pahungaon Village

Pahungaon is a small village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 226 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.78 hectares hectares.

Pahungaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahungaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Area (hectares) 208.78 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 226
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahungaon compares

By the 2011 count Pahungaon is the 83rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 208.78 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Pahungaon

Pahungaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pahungaon 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 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 44 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 4.2 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
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 9.2 km
Nearest town Pawni 9.2 km
District headquarters Bhandara 44 km

Villages closest to Pahungaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauni 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 439. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Pahungaon village has 226 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahungaon has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Pahungaon covers 208.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahungaon falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pahungaon is Bhiwapur, about 4.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pahungaon.

Pahungaon is about 44 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 Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhiwapur is about 4.2 km away. Pauni is about 9.2 km away. Pawni is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawargaon (1.7 km), Chichkheda (1.8 km) and Dhamangaon (2.0 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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