# Awar Village, Agar, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/agar/awar/ Village · Agar, Shajapur # Awar Awar is a village in Agar sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,189 people in 475 households**, the 7th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%. - 2,189people (2011) - 475households - 53.3%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Awar PIN code and other codes Awar falls in Agar sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAgar - Census village code472522 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Awar from nearby towns? - Agar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)59 km by road - Agar (nearest town)7 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 Awar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Awar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Agar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Agar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Awar known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 78% of the 975 hectares of village land is sown, and 540 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 Awar Of every 100 households in Awar in 2011, 63 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Awar · ■ Agar rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **61% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **92% Tap water ****71%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****14%** **36% Television ****12%** **14% Mobile phone ****25%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **41% 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 Awar? ■ Awar · ■ Agar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%** **61.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **932 Working population ****51.7%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.4% for men and 36.5% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 217 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 651 (58%) · **■** Household industry 44 (4%) · **■** Other work 88 (8%) · **■** Marginal 131 (12%) 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 Agar - Palda3,706 people - Bhyana3,386 people - Nipaniya Baijnath2,763 people - Bada Beed Jagatpura2,216 people - Chandangaon2,188 people - Narwal2,175 people - Piplon Khurd1,976 people - Gundi Kalan1,928 people [All 137 villages in Agar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/agar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Awar from Shajapur?59 km by road - What is the population of Awar?2,189 (Census 2011) - Which district is Awar in?Shajapur district (Agar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Awar?53.3% (Census 2011)