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About Amawar Village

Amawar is a small village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 231 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.9 hectares hectares.

Amawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amawar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 25.9 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 231
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amawar compares

By the 2011 count Amawar is the 296th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 25.9 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Amawar

The census records public bus service for Amawar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amawar from other places

Amawar lies about 35 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Parsipur, about 3.5 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 Amawar
Nearest railway station Parsipur 3.5 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 10 km
District headquarters Varanasi 35 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 35 km

Villages closest to Amawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amawar village had a population of 444. That makes it the 296th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Amawar village has 231 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amawar has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Amawar covers 25.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Amawar falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amawar is Parsipur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Amawar.

Amawar is about 35 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amawar is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Parsipur is about 3.5 km away. Bhadohi is about 10 km away. Varanasi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anegpur (3.4 km), Ratwarbangpur (3.4 km) and Ganzari (3.6 km).

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

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