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About Awal Village

Awal is a large village in Abu Road tehsil, in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,325, made up of 1,722 males and 1,603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 790 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sirohi
Tehsil Abu Road
Pincode 307026
Area (hectares) 790 hectares
Population 3,325
Male Population 1,722
Female Population 1,603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Awal compares

By the 2011 count Awal is the 10th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents. Its 790 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Awal

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

Awal lies about 54 km from Sirohi, and the nearest railway station is Shri Amirgadh, about 3.9 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 Awal
Nearest railway station Shri Amirgadh 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Abu Road 13 km
Nearest town Ābu Road 13 km
District headquarters Sirohi 54 km

Villages closest to Awal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abu Road 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 Awal

As per the Census of India 2011, Awal village had a population of 3,325. That makes it the 10th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents.

Awal village has 1,722 males and 1,603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Awal is 307026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awal covers 790 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Awal falls under Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Awal is Shri Amirgadh, about 3.9 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 Awal.

Awal is about 54 km from Sirohi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awal is in Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district. Shri Amirgadh is about 3.9 km away. Abu Road is about 13 km away. Ābu Road is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khara (4.5 km), Andaliya (5.4 km) and Chanar (5.6 km).

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

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