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About Awa Village

Awa is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,264, made up of 699 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.88 hectares hectares.

Awa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 87.88 hectares
Population 1,264
Male Population 699
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
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 Awa compares

By the 2011 count Awa is the 164th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 87.88 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Awa

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

Awa lies about 36 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Miranpur Katra, about 14 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 Awa
Nearest town Mīrānpur Katra 13 km
Nearest railway station Miranpur Katra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 18 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 36 km

Villages closest to Awa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awa village had a population of 1,264. That makes it the 164th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Awa village has 699 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awa has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Awa covers 87.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Awa falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Awa is Miranpur Katra, about 14 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 Awa.

Awa is about 36 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Awa is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Mīrānpur Katra is about 13 km away. Miranpur Katra is about 14 km away. Tilhar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ishawara (under 2 km), Madrua Patti Awa (under 2 km) and Naugawan Nirottam (under 2 km).

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

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