# Awan Village, Biraul, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Biraul, Darbhanga 

# Awan

Awan is a village in Biraul sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,919 people in 744 households**, the 24th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 3,919people (2011)
- 744households
- 42.4%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Awan PIN code and other codes

Awan falls in Biraul sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatManorbhoram
- Community development blockBiraul
- Census village code227690

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Awan from nearby towns?

- Biraul (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)40 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Awan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Awan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nimoudhi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deaukali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Awan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Awan

Of every 100 households in Awan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Awan · ■ Biraul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Awan?

■ Awan · ■ Biraul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**938

Working population ****35.2%**

**30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.5% for men and 27.0% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 507 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (6%) · **■** Marginal 437 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Biraul

- Sonpur4,562 people
- Murwara4,483 people
- Paghari4,163 people
- Dumri4,012 people
- Kataya3,844 people
- Kahuwa3,764 people
- Kamar Kalan3,587 people
- Mahamadpur3,364 people

[All 70 villages in Biraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Awan from Darbhanga?40 km by road
- What is the population of Awan?3,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awan in?Darbhanga district (Biraul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Awan?42.4% (Census 2011)