About Awan Village

Awan is one of the larger villages in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,563, made up of 2,862 males and 2,701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1125 hectares hectares.

Awan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Guna
Tehsil	Raghogarh
Area (hectares)	1125 hectares
Population	5,563
Male Population	2,862
Female Population	2,701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 1125 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

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 Guna, and the nearest railway station is Raghogarh, about 6.6 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
Nearest railway station	Raghogarh	6.6 km
Nearest town	Rāghogarh	7.4 km
District headquarters	Guna	32 km

Villages closest to Awan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghogarh 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 5,563. 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 679 residents.

Awan village has 2,862 males and 2,701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Awan covers 1125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Awan falls under Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Awan is Raghogarh, about 6.6 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 Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awan is in Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Raghogarh is about 6.6 km away. Rāghogarh is about 7.4 km away. Guna is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.