About Paun Village

Paun is a large village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,742, made up of 1,471 males and 1,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2648 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paun village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Siwana
Pincode	344801
Area (hectares)	2648 hectares
Population	2,742
Male Population	1,471
Female Population	1,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paun compares

By the 2011 count Paun is the 27th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 2648 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 914.

Getting to Paun

Paun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paun from other places

Paun lies about 89 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Balwara, about 34 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 Paun
Tehsil headquarters	Siwana	30 km
Nearest town	Siwāna	30 km
Nearest railway station	Balwara	34 km
District headquarters	Barmer	89 km

Villages closest to Paun

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

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Common questions about Paun

As per the Census of India 2011, Paun village had a population of 2,742. That makes it the 27th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Paun village has 1,471 males and 1,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paun has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Paun is 344801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paun covers 2648 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paun falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Paun is Balwara, about 34 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Paun.

Paun is about 89 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paun is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Siwana is about 30 km away. Siwāna is about 30 km away. Balwara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.