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About Awnkhara Village

Awnkhara is a large village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,573, made up of 1,292 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.7 hectares hectares.

Awnkhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awnkhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chainpur
Area (hectares) 285.7 hectares
Population 2,573
Male Population 1,292
Female Population 1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Awnkhara compares

By the 2011 count Awnkhara is the 17th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 285.7 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Awnkhara

Awnkhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Awnkhara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Awnkhara from other places

Awnkhara lies about 149 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is ramgarhwa rack point, about 7.0 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 Awnkhara
Nearest railway station ramgarhwa rack point 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 7.3 km
Nearest town Raxaul 14 km
District headquarters Kaimur 149 km

Villages closest to Awnkhara

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

Common questions about Awnkhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Awnkhara village had a population of 2,573. That makes it the 17th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Awnkhara village has 1,292 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awnkhara has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Awnkhara covers 285.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Awnkhara falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Awnkhara is ramgarhwa rack point, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Awnkhara.

Awnkhara is about 149 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awnkhara is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. ramgarhwa rack point is about 7.0 km away. Chainpur is about 7.3 km away. Raxaul is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (2.5 km), Shahpur (6.0 km) and Jairampur (7.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Awnkhara today is likely to be higher.

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