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About Awalan Village

Awalan is a small village in Mahabaleshwar tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 85 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares.

Awalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awalan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Mahabaleshwar
Area (hectares) 313 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 85
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
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 Awalan compares

By the 2011 count Awalan is the 82nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Awalan

Awalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Awalan 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. The nearest villages by name are Akalpe, Ambral, Amshi and Araw. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Awalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Awalan village had a population of 173. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Awalan village has 85 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awalan has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Awalan covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Awalan falls under Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Awalan notes the nearest railway station 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 Awalan.

Awalan is in Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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