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About Pauni Village

Pauni is a mid sized village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,395, made up of 758 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.18 hectares hectares.

Pauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares) 356.18 hectares
Population 1,395
Male Population 758
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 34th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 356.18 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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 25 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Khara, about 4.1 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 Khara 4.1 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Arjuni Morgaon 25 km
District headquarters Gondiya 25 km

Villages closest to Pauni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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 1,395. That makes it the 34th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Pauni village has 758 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauni has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Pauni covers 356.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pauni falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pauni is Khara, about 4.1 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 25 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauni is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Khara is about 4.1 km away. Bālāghāt is about 14 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasari (7.4 km), Gandhari (8.9 km) and Bakati (11 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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