# Awagad Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Awagad

Awagad is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **637 people in 126 households**, the 65th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 637people (2011)
- 126households
- 67.5%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Awagad PIN code and other codes

Awagad falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531629

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

## How far is Awagad from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)86 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)140 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)100 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 Awagad?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Awagad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Semadoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Churni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Awagad known for?

About 43% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Awagad

Of every 100 households in Awagad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Awagad · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****73%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Awagad?

■ Awagad · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**979

Working population ****52.9%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 51.5% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 103 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (60%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Bhandum682 people
- Chunkhadi657 people
- Dhakna648 people
- Somthana Kh.641 people
- Karada630 people
- Butida616 people
- Bhilkheda611 people
- Masondi608 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Awagad from Amravati?140 km by road
- What is the population of Awagad?637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awagad in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Awagad?67.5% (Census 2011)