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About Awar Village

Awar is a large village in Pachpahar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,467, made up of 1,757 males and 1,710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Pachpahar
Pincode 326512
Area (hectares) 161.4 hectares
Population 3,467
Male Population 1,757
Female Population 1,710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Awar compares

By the 2011 count Awar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents. Its 161.4 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Awar

Awar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Awar 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 Awar from other places

Awar lies about under 2 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 2.6 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 Awar
Tehsil headquarters Pachpahar under 2 km
District headquarters Jhalawar under 2 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār under 2 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 2.6 km

Villages closest to Awar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awar village had a population of 3,467. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents.

Awar village has 1,757 males and 1,710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awar has about 973 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 966.

The pincode recorded for Awar is 326512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awar covers 161.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Awar falls under Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Awar is Jhalawar City, about 2.6 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 Awar.

Awar is about under 2 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awar is in Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Pachpahar is about under 2 km away. Jhalawar is about under 2 km away. Jhālāwār is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpura (3.2 km), Eri (3.3 km) and Pagariya (3.7 km).

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

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