About Avhana Village

Avhana is one of the larger villages in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,126, made up of 2,666 males and 2,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1509.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Avhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avhana village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalna
Tehsil	Bhokardan
Pincode	431114
Area (hectares)	1509.83 hectares
Population	5,126
Male Population	2,666
Female Population	2,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Avhana compares

By the 2011 count Avhana is the 9th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 1509.83 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Avhana

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

Avhana lies about 56 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Shendurni, about 40 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 Avhana
Nearest town	Sillod	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhokardan	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Shendurni	40 km
District headquarters	Jalna	56 km

Villages closest to Avhana

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 Avhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Avhana village had a population of 5,126. That makes it the 9th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Avhana village has 2,666 males and 2,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avhana has about 923 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 Avhana is 431114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Avhana covers 1509.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Avhana falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Avhana is Shendurni, about 40 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 Avhana.

Avhana is about 56 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avhana is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Sillod is about 7.0 km away. Bhokardan is about 8.4 km away. Shendurni is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.