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About Amawan Village

Amawan is a large village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,860, made up of 1,523 males and 1,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439 hectares hectares.

Amawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Area (hectares) 439 hectares
Population 2,860
Male Population 1,523
Female Population 1,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amawan compares

By the 2011 count Amawan is the 8th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 439 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Amawan

Amawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 108 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Durgauti, about 17 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 Chand 7.3 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 16 km
Nearest railway station Durgauti 17 km
District headquarters Kaimur 108 km

Villages closest to Amawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amawan village had a population of 2,860. That makes it the 8th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Amawan village has 1,523 males and 1,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amawan has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Amawan covers 439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amawan falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amawan is Durgauti, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Amawan.

Amawan is about 108 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amawan is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 7.3 km away. Bhabhua is about 16 km away. Durgauti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauan (1.7 km), Kekrha (2.5 km) and Hansrew (2.7 km).

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

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