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About Pauni Village

Pauni is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 391 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442905, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Pincode 442905
Area (hectares) 538.45 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 391
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pauni compares

By the 2011 count Pauni is the 57th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 538.45 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pauni

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

Pauni lies about 14 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Pandar Pawani, about 7.4 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 Pauni
Nearest railway station Pandar Pawani 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 11 km
Nearest town Rājūra 11 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 14 km

Villages closest to Pauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauni village had a population of 725. That makes it the 57th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Pauni village has 391 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauni has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Pauni is 442905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pauni covers 538.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pauni falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pauni is Pandar Pawani, about 7.4 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 Pauni.

Pauni is about 14 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauni is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Pandar Pawani is about 7.4 km away. Rajura is about 11 km away. Rājūra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakhari (2.6 km), Charli (3.2 km) and Chincholi Kh (3.4 km).

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

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