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About Awan Village

Awan is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 248 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 152028
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 248
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Awan compares

By the 2011 count Awan is the 145th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Awan

Awan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Awan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Awan from other places

Awan lies about 41 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 13 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 Awan
Tehsil headquarters Zira 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 13 km
District headquarters Firozpur 41 km

Villages closest to Awan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awan village had a population of 469. That makes it the 145th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Awan village has 248 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awan has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Awan is 152028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awan covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Awan falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Awan is Jogiwala, about 13 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 village for Awan.

Awan is about 41 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awan is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 4.7 km away. Jogiwala is about 13 km away. Firozpur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandori Jattan (under 2 km), Sher Singhwala (under 2 km) and Wara Pohwindian (1.8 km).

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

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