About Pounda Village

Pounda is a large village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,672, made up of 1,927 males and 1,745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271855, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pounda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pounda village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bahraich
Tehsil	Nanpara
Pincode	271855
Area (hectares)	421.39 hectares
Population	3,672
Male Population	1,927
Female Population	1,745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pounda compares

By the 2011 count Pounda is the 101st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 421.39 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Pounda

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

Pounda lies about 26 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 18 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 Pounda
Nearest town	Bhinga	16 km
Nearest railway station	Risia	18 km
District headquarters	Bahraich	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanpara	30 km

Villages closest to Pounda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pounda village had a population of 3,672. That makes it the 101st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Pounda village has 1,927 males and 1,745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pounda has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Pounda is 271855. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pounda covers 421.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pounda falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pounda is Risia, about 18 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 Pounda.

Pounda is about 26 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pounda is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Bhinga is about 16 km away. Risia is about 18 km away. Bahraich is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.