Awanਅਵਾਨ

Where is Awan?

Awan is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028680, and it covers 165 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 556 people in Awan: 283 men and 273 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 165 hectares, the population density works out to about 337 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 7 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.63 per cent and women at 69.44 per cent. The census recorded 194 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 191 main workers, the largest group, 82, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land and 32 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Awan's land. Of the village's 165 hectares, 131 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (131 hectares). About 34 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 73 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Awan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Duniya Sandhu, Granthgarh, Rasulpur (Batala) and Dhariwal.

What is the population of Awan?

The population of Awan was 556 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Awan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Awan has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.