# Awa Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Awa

Awa is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,199 people in 283 households**, the 63rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,199people (2011)
- 283households
- 80.7%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Awa PIN code and other codes

Awa falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498486

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

## How far is Awa from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)89 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)14 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 Awa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Awa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mohgrei
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Awa known for?

About 72% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Awa

Of every 100 households in Awa in 2011, 80 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Awa · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**25%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Awa?

■ Awa · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**987

Working population ****56.8%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 74.8% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 478 (70%)

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 Lanji

- Ameda1,259 people
- Ghansa1,256 people
- Harradehi1,252 people
- Dorli1,233 people
- Watekasa1,191 people
- Benegaon1,188 people
- Phophsa1,152 people
- Siregaon1,137 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Awa from Balaghat?89 km by road
- What is the population of Awa?1,199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awa in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Awa?80.7% (Census 2011)