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About Pauhan Village

Pauhan is a small village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 38 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pauhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224204
Area (hectares) 55.95 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 38
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pauhan compares

By the 2011 count Pauhan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 55.95 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1013.

Getting to Pauhan

Pauhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pauhan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pauhan from other places

Pauhan lies about 15 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bharatkund, about 6.0 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 Pauhan
Nearest railway station Bharatkund 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 7.7 km
District headquarters Faizabad 15 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 15 km

Villages closest to Pauhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauhan village had a population of 69. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Pauhan village has 38 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauhan has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Pauhan is 224204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pauhan covers 55.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pauhan falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pauhan is Bharatkund, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pauhan.

Pauhan is about 15 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauhan is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Bharatkund is about 6.0 km away. Bikapur is about 7.7 km away. Faizabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devapatti (under 2 km), Tardih (under 2 km) and Ichhauri (1.6 km).

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

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