About Amanwan Village

Amanwan is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,594, made up of 1,884 males and 1,710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amanwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Pincode	811101
Area (hectares)	319 hectares
Population	3,594
Male Population	1,884
Female Population	1,710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amanwan compares

By the 2011 count Amanwan is the 16th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Amanwan

Amanwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amanwan as Available within 5 - 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 Amanwan from other places

Amanwan lies about 28 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 Amanwan
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	28 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	28 km

Villages closest to Amanwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amanwan village had a population of 3,594. That makes it the 16th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Amanwan village has 1,884 males and 1,710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amanwan has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Amanwan is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amanwan covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amanwan falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amanwan is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amanwan.

Amanwan is about 28 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amanwan is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Bar Bigha is about 4.8 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 11 km away. Asthawan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.