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About Anwan Village

Anwan is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,243, made up of 1,205 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Pincode 209115
Area (hectares) 227.49 hectares
Population 2,243
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anwan compares

By the 2011 count Anwan is the 27th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 227.49 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Anwan

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

Anwan lies about 27 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Chaunrah, about 22 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 Anwan
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 7.6 km
Nearest town Auraiya 22 km
Nearest railway station Chaunrah 22 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 27 km

Villages closest to Anwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anwan village had a population of 2,243. That makes it the 27th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Anwan village has 1,205 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anwan has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Anwan is 209115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anwan covers 227.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Anwan falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Anwan is Chaunrah, about 22 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 Anwan.

Anwan is about 27 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anwan is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 7.6 km away. Auraiya is about 22 km away. Chaunrah is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagaiyapur (2.2 km), Jamalpur (2.5 km) and Simatamau (2.6 km).

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

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