Pawai is located at. It has an average elevation of 344 metres. Pawai is the administrative headquarters of Pawai tehsil, one of the largest tehsils of Panna district. It is situated on the bank of River Patne
Temples
It is having alongside the Mata Kalehi Temple. Pawai has an old Hanuman temple known as Hanuman Bhata. Under the pawai taluka Kuataal mela is organised in every chaitra Ram navmi near the Badkhera & Banouli gram about 30 km from Pawai. It is a large fest with many shops, food stalls & other activities. Pawai is surrounded by hills. Shiva statue situated near maa kalehi temple is worth watching. It is 24 ft. statue gives beautiful view of maa kalehi temple & surroundings.
Transport
Pawai is connected by road from Katni and its district headquarters Panna. Bus facility is available from both the places on an hourly basis; the nearest railway station is Katni Junction and Satna. The bus stand serves as a medium of transportation to the people living there to other villages and cities. Other places from where one can reach by bus route are Satna, Chhatarpur, Jhasi and Jabalpur. The nearest airport is the DUMNA Airport in Jabalpur which is 150 km from Pawai.
Demographics
Indiacensus, Pawai had a population of 12,003. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pawai has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 47%. In Pawai, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Employment
Agriculture is main source of the livelihood and due to lack of irrigation facilities people depend on a single crop. People are mainly dependent on monsoons for crops. Most cultivated crops are Wheat, Grams, Pulses.
Sub-tropical climate. Summers are somewhat scorching and temperature touches 40–45 Celsius. Winters are cold and comfortable and the minimum temperature generally remains under 8°C. Monsoon touches this region in June and continues till mid-September. The best time to visit is during winters.
Places of interest
Pawai is surrounded by Bhander's ranges hill, very nice to visit in the rainy season. Flood of river Patne can stop the citi for evan a week. Near Pawai many small falls and wonderful view of mountains ranges could be the main reason to visit. Few of them are listed below:
Maa Kalehi Temple, situated alongside river of Patne, is temple among visitors, also known for its annual festival, Pawai mela in the area. The area where the river Patne and Maa Kalehi Temple is situated is known as Kalehan.
Pawai is also having an old Hanuman Temple Known as Hanuman Bhata.
Pyramid-shaped hillock known as Toriya is also well known among visitors.
There is also a Jain temple which is very famous. Silver Fall during Monsoon season, it is full of greenery and flanked by dargah of Baba Jhoolan Shah.
Pawai have another interesting place named Panni Naala next distance 3 km from silver fall.
Jagannath Swami Temple in main city is famous for its Rath Yatra.
