# Paun Village, Pithoragarh, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Pithoragarh, Pithoragarh 

# Paun

Paun is a village in Pithoragarh sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 217 households**, the 24th largest of 324 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 954people (2011)
- 217households
- 89.1%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paun

Of every 100 households in Paun in 2011, 96 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paun · ■ Pithoragarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**50%

Tap water ****59%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**51%

Use banking services ****71%**

**87%

Television ****71%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Paun?

■ Paun · ■ Pithoragarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****518**

**775

Working population ****45.1%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 80.8% for women. 41% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (22%) · **■** Marginal 101 (23%)

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 Pithoragarh

- Naini-Saini1,073 people
- Kusauli1,045 people
- Riyasi Malli1,021 people
- Sail1,020 people
- Bastey947 people
- Bhurmuni911 people
- Nera900 people
- Gaurihat895 people

[All 347 villages in Pithoragarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/pithoragarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paun?954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paun in?Pithoragarh district (Pithoragarh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Paun?89.1% (Census 2011)