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About Awa Village

Awa is a small village in Ambad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 158 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.29 hectares hectares.

Awa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ambad
Area (hectares) 332.29 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 158
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Awa compares

By the 2011 count Awa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 332.29 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Awa

Awa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Awa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Awa from other places

Awa lies about 18 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Dingaon, about 15 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 Awa
Tehsil headquarters Ambad 15 km
Nearest railway station Dingaon 15 km
District headquarters Jalna 18 km

Villages closest to Awa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awa village had a population of 317. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Awa village has 158 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awa has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Awa covers 332.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Awa falls under Ambad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Awa is Dingaon, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Awa.

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

Awa is in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district. Ambad is about 15 km away. Dingaon is about 15 km away. Jalna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antarwala Awa (under 2 km), Bhagawan Nagar (under 2 km) and Sadesawangi (under 2 km).

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

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