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About Paunan Village

Paunan is a mid sized village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,970, made up of 967 males and 1,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paunan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paunan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712409
Area (hectares) 85.88 hectares
Population 1,970
Male Population 967
Female Population 1,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paunan compares

By the 2011 count Paunan is the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 85.88 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Paunan

Paunan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paunan 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 - 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
District headquarters Hugli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 16 km

Villages closest to Paunan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paunan village had a population of 1,970. That makes it the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Paunan village has 967 males and 1,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paunan has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Paunan is 712409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paunan covers 85.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paunan falls under Singur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Talandu is about 9.6 km away. Bānsbāria is about 12 km away. Hugli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanda (8.6 km), Jampukur (9.3 km) and Bainchipota (9.4 km).

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

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