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About Auwan Village

Auwan is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 386 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Auwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Auwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sheosagar
Pincode 821111
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 746
Male Population 386
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Auwan compares

By the 2011 count Auwan is the 88th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Auwan

Auwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Auwan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Auwan from other places

Auwan lies about 34 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ankorha, about 6.5 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 Auwan
Nearest railway station Ankorha 6.5 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sheosagar 34 km
District headquarters Rohtas 34 km

Villages closest to Auwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Auwan village had a population of 746. That makes it the 88th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Auwan village has 386 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Auwan has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Auwan is 821111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Auwan covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Auwan falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Auwan is Ankorha, about 6.5 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 km distance for Auwan.

Auwan is about 34 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Auwan is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Ankorha is about 6.5 km away. Aurangābād is about 14 km away. Sheosagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (4.5 km), Akorha (6.0 km) and Samahuta (6.7 km).

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

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