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About Awan Chaharmi Village

Awan Chaharmi is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 247 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awan Chaharmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awan Chaharmi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144630
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 247
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Awan Chaharmi compares

By the 2011 count Awan Chaharmi is the 110th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Awan Chaharmi

Awan Chaharmi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Awan Chaharmi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chaharmi from other places

Awan Chaharmi lies about 15 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, about 9.4 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 Awan Chaharmi
Nearest railway station Shankar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 10 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 15 km

Villages closest to Awan Chaharmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awan Chaharmi village had a population of 491. That makes it the 110th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Awan Chaharmi village has 247 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awan Chaharmi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Awan Chaharmi is 144630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awan Chaharmi covers 203 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 Chaharmi falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Awan Chaharmi is Shankar, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance for Awan Chaharmi.

Awan Chaharmi is about 15 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awan Chaharmi is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shankar is about 9.4 km away. Nakodar is about 10 km away. Jalandhar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kang Sahbu (2.0 km), Singhpur (2.0 km) and Mundh (2.7 km).

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

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