About Anwa Village

Anwa is one of the larger villages in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,656, made up of 2,948 males and 2,708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1275.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anwa village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalna
Tehsil	Bhokardan
Pincode	431112
Area (hectares)	1275.15 hectares
Population	5,656
Male Population	2,948
Female Population	2,708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Anwa compares

By the 2011 count Anwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 1275.15 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Anwa

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

Anwa lies about 65 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Shendurni, about 33 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 Anwa
Tehsil headquarters	Bhokardan	18 km
Nearest railway station	Shendurni	33 km
District headquarters	Jalna	65 km

Villages closest to Anwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anwa village had a population of 5,656. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Anwa village has 2,948 males and 2,708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anwa has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Anwa is 431112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anwa covers 1275.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anwa falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Anwa is Shendurni, about 33 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 Anwa.

Anwa is about 65 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anwa is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Bhokardan is about 18 km away. Shendurni is about 33 km away. Jalna is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.