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About Pauha Village

Pauha is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 800 males and 1,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,266 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.15 hectares hectares.

Pauha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 505.15 hectares
Population 1,813
Male Population 800
Female Population 1,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,266
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pauha compares

By the 2011 count Pauha is the 131st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 505.15 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Pauha

The census records public bus service for Pauha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pauha from other places

Pauha lies about 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 17 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 Pauha
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 5.4 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 28 km

Villages closest to Pauha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauha village had a population of 1,813. That makes it the 131st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Pauha village has 800 males and 1,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauha has about 1266 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Pauha covers 505.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pauha falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pauha is Janghai Junction, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pauha.

Pauha is about 28 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauha is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 5.4 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 5.4 km away. Janghai Junction is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri (under 2 km), Tekardih (under 2 km) and Deoriya (1.7 km).

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

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