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About Awari Village

Awari is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,614, made up of 2,375 males and 2,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares.

Awari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 4,614
Male Population 2,375
Female Population 2,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Awari compares

By the 2011 count Awari is the 12th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Awari

Awari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Awari as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Awari from other places

Awari lies about 24 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Shilhauri Halt, about under 2 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 Awari
Nearest railway station Shilhauri Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 3.9 km
District headquarters Saran 24 km

Villages closest to Awari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awari village had a population of 4,614. That makes it the 12th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Awari village has 2,375 males and 2,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awari has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Awari covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Awari falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Awari is Shilhauri Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Awari.

Awari is about 24 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awari is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Shilhauri Halt is about under 2 km away. Marhaura is about 3.9 km away. Saran is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lerua (under 2 km), Nathua (under 2 km) and Semarahia (1.9 km).

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

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