Awar | |
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Coordinates: 24°35′N 76°10′E / 24.59°N 76.16°ECoordinates: 24°35′N 76°10′E / 24.59°N 76.16°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 161 ha (398 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,467 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 326512[1] |
Village code | 04092900 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-17 |
Sex ratio | 1000/946 ♂/♀ |
Website | jhalawar |
Awar is a small village of 161 hectares in Pachpahar Tehsil in Jhalawar district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Awar depends on Bhawani Mandi, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, which is 4.00% of the total supply, Two tanks, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - One river, Two canals and Two springs. Awar is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Awar's pin code is 326512[4], and village code is 04092900. The area of Awar is segregated as 7.35 hectares irrigated area, 13.16 hectares unirrigated, the 30.27 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 109.77 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Awar has One post office (Awar B.O) and Eighty public telephones. The village is connected with a single bus service. Awar has One bank and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with One recreational center.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Awar is a census village in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 3467 and has total administration over 618 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 2158 people are literate in Awar out of which 1258 are males and 900 are females.
Awar has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 1143 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 913 male, 230 female with 965 (84.43%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 784 males and 181 females. 115 males and 3 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 134 male and 118 female agricultural labor. 178 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Bhawani Mandi and Jhalawar to sell ghee and make their living.