About Paunan Village

Paunan is one of the larger villages in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,003, made up of 2,534 males and 2,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.11 hectares hectares.

Paunan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paunan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares)	551.11 hectares
Population	5,003
Male Population	2,534
Female Population	2,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
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 Paunan compares

By the 2011 count Paunan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 551.11 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Paunan

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

Paunan lies about 12 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Talandu, about 9.6 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 Paunan
Nearest railway station	Talandu	9.6 km
Nearest town	Bānsbāria	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polba Dadpur	12 km
District headquarters	Hugli	12 km

Villages closest to Paunan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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.

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Common questions about Paunan

As per the Census of India 2011, Paunan village had a population of 5,003. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Paunan village has 2,534 males and 2,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paunan has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Paunan covers 551.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paunan falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paunan is Talandu, about 9.6 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 Paunan.

Paunan is about 12 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paunan is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Talandu is about 9.6 km away. Bānsbāria is about 12 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.