About Amawan Village

Amawan is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,006, made up of 1,037 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Pincode	824235
Area (hectares)	167 hectares
Population	2,006
Male Population	1,037
Female Population	969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amawan compares

By the 2011 count Amawan is the 41st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Amawan

Amawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amawan from other places

Amawan lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Amawan
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	10 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	10 km
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	32 km

Villages closest to Amawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Amawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Amawan village had a population of 2,006. That makes it the 41st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Amawan village has 1,037 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amawan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Amawan is 824235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amawan covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amawan falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amawan is Ner Halt, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Amawan.

Amawan is about 32 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amawan is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 10 km away. Tekāri is about 10 km away. Ner Halt is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.