About Arwah Village

Arwah is a large village in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,664, made up of 1,391 males and 1,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arwah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arwah village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Beerwah
Pincode	193411
Area (hectares)	219.8 hectares
Population	2,664
Male Population	1,391
Female Population	1,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arwah compares

By the 2011 count Arwah is the 17th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 219.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Arwah

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

Arwah lies about 13 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 8.2 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 Arwah
Tehsil headquarters	Beerwah	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	8.2 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	12 km
District headquarters	Badgam	13 km

Villages closest to Arwah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arwah village had a population of 2,664. That makes it the 17th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Arwah village has 1,391 males and 1,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arwah has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Arwah is 193411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arwah covers 219.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arwah falls under Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Arwah is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 8.2 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 Arwah.

Arwah is about 13 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arwah is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Beerwah is about 2.7 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 8.2 km away. Soyībug is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.