About Alawan Village

Alawan is a mid sized village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 427 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Alawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Meskaur
Area (hectares)	176 hectares
Population	956
Male Population	427
Female Population	529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,239
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alawan compares

By the 2011 count Alawan is the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Alawan

Alawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Alawan from other places

Alawan lies about 26 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Narhat Halt, about 7.6 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 Alawan
Nearest railway station	Narhat Halt	7.6 km
Nearest town	Hisua	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meskaur	26 km
District headquarters	Nawada	26 km

Villages closest to Alawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alawan village had a population of 956. That makes it the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Alawan village has 427 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alawan has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Alawan covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alawan falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alawan is Narhat Halt, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Alawan.

Alawan is about 26 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alawan is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Narhat Halt is about 7.6 km away. Hisua is about 13 km away. Meskaur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.