About Awan Village

Awan is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 283 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143505
Area (hectares)	165 hectares
Population	556
Male Population	283
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Awan compares

By the 2011 count Awan is the 279th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Awan

Awan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Awan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Awan from other places

Awan lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 1.8 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
Nearest railway station	Vadala Granthin	1.8 km
Nearest town	Qadian	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	8.4 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	27 km

Villages closest to Awan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awan village had a population of 556. That makes it the 279th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Awan village has 283 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awan has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Awan is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awan covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Awan falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Awan is Vadala Granthin, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Awan.

Awan is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awan is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 1.8 km away. Qadian is about 8.1 km away. Batala is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.