# Pauniya Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Pauniya

Pauniya is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 274 households**, the 46th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 274households
- 68.2%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Pauniya PIN code and other codes

Pauniya falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494401

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pauniya from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pauniya?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pauniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rap
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pauniya known for?

About 82% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pauniya

Of every 100 households in Pauniya in 2011, 34 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pauniya · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****52%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**36%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**46%

Own their home ****87%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pauniya?

■ Pauniya · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**941

Working population ****45.4%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 60.1% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (38%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 220 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chaurai

- Pachgaon1,226 people
- Khut Pipariya1,217 people
- Pipariya Khati1,202 people
- Auriya1,200 people
- Lalgaon1,188 people
- Markahadi1,177 people
- Machiwada1,175 people
- Kona Pidrai1,171 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pauniya from Chhindwara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pauniya?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pauniya in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pauniya?68.2% (Census 2011)