About Bhains Awan Village

Bhains Awan is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 668 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhains Awan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhains Awan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144302
Area (hectares)	327 hectares
Population	1,333
Male Population	668
Female Population	665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhains Awan compares

By the 2011 count Bhains Awan is the 61st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bhains Awan

Bhains Awan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhains 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhains Awan from other places

Bhains Awan lies about 36 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 6.4 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 Bhains Awan
Nearest town	Urmar	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Tanda Urmar	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	17 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	36 km

Villages closest to Bhains Awan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhains Awan village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 61st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bhains Awan village has 668 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhains Awan has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bhains Awan is 144302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhains Awan covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhains Awan falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhains Awan is Tanda Urmar, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bhains Awan is about 36 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhains Awan is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Urmar is about 6.1 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 6.4 km away. Dasua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.