About Awan Village

Awan is a mid sized village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 386 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	281 hectares
Population	761
Male Population	386
Female Population	375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Awan compares

By the 2011 count Awan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Awan

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

Awan lies about 32 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 69 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 Awan
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	32 km
District headquarters	Chamba	32 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	69 km

Villages closest to Awan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awan village had a population of 761. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Awan village has 386 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awan has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Awan is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awan covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Awan falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Awan is Nurpur Road, about 69 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Awan.

Awan is about 32 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awan is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 32 km away. Chamba is about 32 km away. Nurpur Road is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.