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About Aanwari Village

Aanwari is a mid sized village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,605, made up of 770 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1645.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aanwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aanwari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 1645.91 hectares
Population 1,605
Male Population 770
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aanwari compares

By the 2011 count Aanwari is the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 1645.91 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Aanwari

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

Aanwari lies about 97 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 44 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 Aanwari
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 9.5 km
Nearest town Kānker 30 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 44 km
District headquarters Bastar 97 km

Villages closest to Aanwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aanwari village had a population of 1,605. That makes it the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Aanwari village has 770 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aanwari has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Aanwari is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aanwari covers 1645.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aanwari falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Aanwari is Antagarh, about 44 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aanwari.

Aanwari is about 97 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aanwari is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 9.5 km away. Kānker is about 30 km away. Antagarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singanpur (3.9 km), Charbhata (4.5 km) and Tutari (4.5 km).

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

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