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About Anawas Village

Anawas is a mid sized village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 523 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bilara
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 770.93 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 523
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anawas compares

By the 2011 count Anawas is the 61st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 770.93 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Anawas

Anawas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anawas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Anawas from other places

Anawas lies about 63 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Silari, about 9.1 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 Anawas
Nearest railway station Silari 9.1 km
Nearest town Pīpār 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilara 21 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 63 km

Villages closest to Anawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anawas village had a population of 986. That makes it the 61st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Anawas village has 523 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anawas has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Anawas is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anawas covers 770.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anawas falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Anawas is Silari, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance for Anawas.

Anawas is about 63 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anawas is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Silari is about 9.1 km away. Pīpār is about 9.3 km away. Bilara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khariya Anawas (1.6 km), Chirdhani (3.4 km) and Rawniyana (4.3 km).

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

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