# Awan Village, Raghogarh, Guna (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raghogarh, Guna 

# Awan

Awan is a village in Raghogarh sub-district of Guna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,563 people in 1,164 households**, the 1st largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 5,563people (2011)
- 1,164households
- 58.1%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Awan PIN code and other codes

Awan falls in Raghogarh sub-district, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRaghogarh
- Census village code499247

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?

- Raghogarh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Raghogarh (nearest town)9 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Raghogarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Raghogarh
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Awan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 79% of the 1,125 hectares of village land is sown, and 573 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, 53 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Awan · ■ Raghogarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**58%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**31%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 · ■ Raghogarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**921

Working population ****44.8%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 40.6% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 949 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 663 (27%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 337 (14%) · **■** Marginal 505 (20%)

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 Raghogarh

- Ram Nagar3,733 people
- Barsat3,506 people
- Dharnawada2,996 people
- Daurana2,494 people

[All 159 villages in Raghogarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/guna/raghogarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Awan?5,563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awan in?Guna district (Raghogarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Awan?58.1% (Census 2011)
