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About Arowan Village

Arowan is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,065, made up of 1,481 males and 1,584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.32 hectares hectares.

Arowan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arowan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 354.32 hectares
Population 3,065
Male Population 1,481
Female Population 1,584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
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 Arowan compares

By the 2011 count Arowan is the 38th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 354.32 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Arowan

Arowan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arowan 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 Arowan from other places

Arowan lies about 34 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mondh, about 7.9 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 Arowan
Nearest railway station Mondh 7.9 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 23 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 34 km

Villages closest to Arowan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arowan village had a population of 3,065. That makes it the 38th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Arowan village has 1,481 males and 1,584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arowan has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Arowan covers 354.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arowan falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arowan is Mondh, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance for Arowan.

Arowan is about 34 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arowan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mondh is about 7.9 km away. Bhadohi is about 13 km away. Machhlishahr is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pura Hari Narain (3.0 km), Padumpur (4.1 km) and Pura Jorawar (4.2 km).

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

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