| Pawai | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.27°N 80.17°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Panna |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 344 |
| Population Total: | 12003 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Pawai is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Panna district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is mostly surrounded by rocky area.
Pawai is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 344 metres (1128 feet). 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 (Devanāgarī देवनागरी- पतने नदी).
Maa Kalehi Temple (Devanāgarī देवनागरी- कलेही माता) is a temple situated on the bank of river Patne. old Hanuman temple known as Hanuman Bhata (Devanāgarī देवनागरी- हनुमान भाटा), 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. Near the Maa Kalehi temple is the 24 ft. Shiva statue which provides views of the temple and its surroundings.
Pawai is connected by road from Katni (60 km) and its district headquarters Panna (62 km). Bus facility is available from both the places on an hourly basis; the nearest railway station is Katni Junction (60 km) 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 (via Chhatarpur) and Jabalpur. The nearest airport is the DUMNA Airport in Jabalpur which is 150 km from Pawai.
India census,[2] 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.
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 (October to February).
Pawai is surrounded by Bhander's ranges hill. There have been few occasion of flood of river Patne which stopped the city for even a week. Near Pawai many small waterfalls and wonderful view of mountains ranges could be the main reason to visit. Few of them are listed below: