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About Adwani Village

Adwani is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 38 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adwani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 51.03 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 38
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adwani compares

By the 2011 count Adwani is the 190th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 51.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Adwani

Adwani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Adwani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Adwani from other places

Adwani lies about 31 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 41 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 Adwani
Nearest town Pauri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 31 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 41 km

Villages closest to Adwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adwani village had a population of 79. That makes it the 190th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Adwani village has 38 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adwani has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Adwani is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adwani covers 51.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Adwani falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Adwani is Kotdwara, about 41 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 5 - 10 km distance for Adwani.

Adwani is about 31 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adwani is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 10 km away. Dhoomakot is about 31 km away. Garhwal is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalai Walli (3.7 km), Palasi (9.1 km) and Bakroti (9.6 km).

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

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