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About Pauni Village

Pauni is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 573 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.15 hectares hectares.

Pauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 213.15 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 573
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Pauni compares

By the 2011 count Pauni is the 201st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 213.15 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Pauni

Pauni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pauni 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 Pauni from other places

Pauni lies about 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 12 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 town Lalganj 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 24 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 24 km

Villages closest to Pauni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 1,135. That makes it the 201st largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Pauni village has 573 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauni has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Pauni covers 213.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pauni falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pauni is Muftiganj, about 12 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 Pauni.

Pauni is about 24 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauni is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Lalganj is about 8.9 km away. Muftiganj is about 12 km away. Kerakat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umari (under 2 km), Tara (1.8 km) and Bhawsinghpur (2.1 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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