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About Aweri Village

Aweri is a large village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,084, made up of 2,641 males and 1,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 546 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aweri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aweri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 251.44 hectares
Population 4,084
Male Population 2,641
Female Population 1,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 546
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aweri compares

By the 2011 count Aweri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 251.44 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Aweri

Aweri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aweri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aweri from other places

Aweri lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about 3.0 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 Aweri
Nearest railway station Majheran Himachal 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 4.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Aweri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aweri village had a population of 4,084. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Aweri village has 2,641 males and 1,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aweri has about 546 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Aweri is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aweri covers 251.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Aweri falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aweri is Majheran Himachal, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Aweri.

Aweri is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aweri is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 3.0 km away. Baijnath is about 4.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangoh (under 2 km), Ganoh (under 2 km) and Ghorpith (under 2 km).

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

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