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About Aruawan Village

Aruawan is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,177, made up of 1,081 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aruawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aruawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 212227
Area (hectares) 253.45 hectares
Population 2,177
Male Population 1,081
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aruawan compares

By the 2011 count Aruawan is the 90th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 253.45 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Aruawan

Aruawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aruawan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Aruawan from other places

Aruawan lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 15 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 Aruawan
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 6.1 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Mariahu 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Aruawan

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 Aruawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Aruawan village had a population of 2,177. That makes it the 90th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Aruawan village has 1,081 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aruawan has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Aruawan is 212227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aruawan covers 253.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Aruawan is Mariahu, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Aruawan.

Aruawan is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aruawan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 6.1 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 6.1 km away. Mariahu 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 Deoriya (under 2 km), Khajuri (1.8 km) and Pahsana (1.8 km).

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

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