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About Pauli Village

Pauli is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,803, made up of 945 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pauli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742237
Area (hectares) 97.96 hectares
Population 1,803
Male Population 945
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pauli compares

By the 2011 count Pauli is the 52nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 97.96 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Pauli

Pauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pauli from other places

Pauli lies about 38 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, 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 Pauli
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 30 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 38 km

Villages closest to Pauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pauli village had a population of 1,803. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Pauli village has 945 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pauli has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Pauli is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pauli covers 97.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pauli falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pauli is Rampurhat Junction, about 17 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 village for Pauli.

Pauli is about 38 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pauli is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 17 km away. Sagardighi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parulia (under 2 km), Rambhadrapur (2.1 km) and Budhi (2.7 km).

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

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