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About Pawnai Village

Pawnai is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 408 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.76 hectares hectares.

Pawnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawnai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 157.76 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 408
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawnai compares

By the 2011 count Pawnai is the 124th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 157.76 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Pawnai

Pawnai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pawnai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pawnai from other places

Pawnai lies about 14 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Malasa, 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 Pawnai
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 12 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 14 km
Nearest railway station Malasa 17 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 17 km

Villages closest to Pawnai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawnai village had a population of 780. That makes it the 124th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Pawnai village has 408 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawnai has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 856.

Pawnai covers 157.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pawnai falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pawnai is Malasa, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pawnai.

Pawnai is about 14 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawnai is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 12 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 14 km away. Malasa 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 Dubaki (under 2 km), Mahmudapur Khurd (under 2 km) and Kandhi (1.7 km).

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

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