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About Paunikhurd Village

Paunikhurd is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 270 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.65 hectares hectares.

Paunikhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paunikhurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 43.65 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 270
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
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 Paunikhurd compares

By the 2011 count Paunikhurd is the 381st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 43.65 hectares work out to about 11 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 Paunikhurd

Paunikhurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paunikhurd 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 Paunikhurd from other places

Paunikhurd lies about 26 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 23 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 Paunikhurd
Nearest railway station Churk 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 26 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 26 km

Villages closest to Paunikhurd

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 Paunikhurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Paunikhurd village had a population of 496. That makes it the 381st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Paunikhurd village has 270 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paunikhurd has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Paunikhurd covers 43.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paunikhurd is Churk, about 23 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 Paunikhurd.

Paunikhurd 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.

Paunikhurd is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 23 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 Paunikalana (under 2 km), Shemara (under 2 km) and Shemaria (under 2 km).

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

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