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About Pawanara Village

Pawanara is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 646 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441912, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawanara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawanara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Pincode 441912
Area (hectares) 538.71 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 646
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pawanara compares

By the 2011 count Pawanara is the 46th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 538.71 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Pawanara

Pawanara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pawanara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pawanara from other places

Pawanara lies about 33 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi, about under 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 Pawanara
Nearest railway station Chicholi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 9.3 km
District headquarters Bhandara 33 km

Villages closest to Pawanara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawanara village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 46th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Pawanara village has 646 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawanara has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Pawanara is 441912. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawanara covers 538.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pawanara falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pawanara is Chicholi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pawanara.

Pawanara is about 33 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawanara is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Chicholi is about under 2 km away. Tumsar is about 9.3 km away. Bhandara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chicholi (under 2 km), Jogiwada (1.8 km) and Bagheda (2.0 km).

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

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