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About Agwan Village

Agwan is a large village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,993, made up of 2,018 males and 1,975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1403.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agwan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Pincode 401602
Area (hectares) 1403.21 hectares
Population 3,993
Male Population 2,018
Female Population 1,975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agwan compares

By the 2011 count Agwan is the 16th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 1403.21 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Agwan

Agwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Aine, Alkapur, Ambesari and Ambewadi. 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 Agwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Agwan village had a population of 3,993. That makes it the 16th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Agwan village has 2,018 males and 1,975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agwan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Agwan is 401602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agwan covers 1403.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agwan falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Agwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Agwan.

Agwan is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane 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 Agwan today is likely to be higher.

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