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About Paunikalana Village

Paunikalana is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 249 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.62 hectares hectares.

Paunikalana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paunikalana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 51.62 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 249
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paunikalana compares

By the 2011 count Paunikalana is the 400th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 51.62 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Paunikalana

Paunikalana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paunikalana as Available within 5 - 10 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 Paunikalana from other places

Paunikalana lies about 26 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 24 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 Paunikalana
Nearest railway station Churk 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 26 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 26 km

Villages closest to Paunikalana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paunikalana village had a population of 469. That makes it the 400th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Paunikalana village has 249 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paunikalana has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Paunikalana covers 51.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paunikalana falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paunikalana is Churk, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paunikalana.

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

Paunikalana is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 24 km away. Robertsganj is about 26 km away. Sonbhadra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paunikhurd (under 2 km), Nagapr (under 2 km) and Shohdal (1.6 km).

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

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