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About Anwar Village

Anwar is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,415, made up of 703 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anwar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 585223
Area (hectares) 420.39 hectares
Population 1,415
Male Population 703
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anwar compares

By the 2011 count Anwar is the 74th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 420.39 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Anwar

Anwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Anwar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Anwar from other places

Anwar lies about 28 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 25 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 Anwar
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 11 km
Nearest town Shāhpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 25 km
District headquarters Yadgir 28 km

Villages closest to Anwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anwar village had a population of 1,415. That makes it the 74th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Anwar village has 703 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anwar has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Anwar is 585223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anwar covers 420.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anwar falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Anwar is Thangundi, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Anwar.

Anwar is about 28 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anwar is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shahpur is about 11 km away. Shāhpur is about 11 km away. Thangundi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bommanhalli (under 2 km), Kadayapur (1.9 km) and Kadrapur (1.9 km).

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

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