About Awada Village

Awada is a large village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,270, made up of 1,674 males and 1,596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4905.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awada village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sheopur
Tehsil	Karahal
Pincode	476339
Area (hectares)	4905.43 hectares
Population	3,270
Male Population	1,674
Female Population	1,596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Awada compares

By the 2011 count Awada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 4905.43 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Awada

Awada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Awada as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Awada from other places

Awada lies about 18 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 19 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 Awada
District headquarters	Sheopur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Sheopur Kalan	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karahal	28 km

Villages closest to Awada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awada village had a population of 3,270. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Awada village has 1,674 males and 1,596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awada has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Awada is 476339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awada covers 4905.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Awada falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Awada is Sheopur Kalan, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Awada.

Awada is about 18 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awada is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Sheopur is about 18 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 19 km away. Karahal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.