Village · Akaltara, Janjgir - Champa # Pauna Pauna is a village in Akaltara sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491557. The 2011 Census counted 2,612 people in 541 households, the 20th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,612 people (2011) - 541 households - 73.4% literacy - 491557 PIN code ## Pauna PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pauna is 491557. Pauna falls in Akaltara sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491557 - Gram panchayat Pauna - Community development block Akaltara - Census village code 436628 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pauna from nearby towns? - Akaltara (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 15 km by road - Akaltara (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pauna? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Taga - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pauna known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 62% of the 651 hectares of village land is sown, and 397 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pauna Of every 100 households in Pauna in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pauna · ■ Akaltara rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 85% - Toilet within the home 7% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 85% - Tap water 0% 13% - Drinking water within premises 12% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 17% 22% - Television 40% 29% - Mobile phone 40% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 23% 35% - Own their home 89% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pauna? ■ Pauna · ■ Akaltara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.4% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1113 983 - Working population 42.6% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 62.8% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 450 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 219 (20%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 150 (13%) · ■ Marginal 286 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akaltara - Changori 2,764 people - Piparsatti 2,734 people - Sonsari 2,693 people - Karumahu 2,650 people - Kotgarh 2,551 people - Bargawan 2,526 people - Murlidih 2,496 people - Raseda 2,404 people All 81 villages in Akaltara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pauna? 491557 - How far is Pauna from Janjgir? 15 km by road - What is the population of Pauna? 2,612 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pauna in? Janjgir - Champa district (Akaltara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Pauna? 73.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/akaltara/pauna/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.