# Awar Village, Khamgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/awar/ Village · Khamgaon, Buldana # Awar Awar is a village in Khamgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,624 people in 534 households**, the 24th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%. - 2,624people (2011) - 534households - 88.6%literacy - 928females per 1,000 males ## Awar PIN code and other codes Awar falls in Khamgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhamgaon - Census village code528877 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? - Khamgaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)60 km by road - Khamgaon (nearest town)10 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Awar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Khamgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 **cotton and cereals**. About 67% of the 1,622 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,078 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, 72 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Awar · ■ Khamgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **72% Toilet within the home ****19%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **68% Tap water ****97%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **87% Use banking services ****60%** **52% Television ****26%** **32% Mobile phone ****37%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **87% 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 · ■ Khamgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%** **84.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **891 Working population ****48.9%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 83.5% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 314 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 756 (59%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 184 (14%) 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 Khamgaon - Kumbhephal2,777 people - Bhalegaon2,747 people - Jalaka Bhadang2,678 people - Hingna Karegaon2,652 people - Pimpri Gawli2,584 people - Dhorapgaon2,572 people - Parkhed2,546 people - Shahapur2,540 people [All 149 villages in Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Awar from Buldana?60 km by road - What is the population of Awar?2,624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Awar in?Buldana district (Khamgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Awar?88.6% (Census 2011)