About Indwas Village

Indwas is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,146, made up of 558 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indwas village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Rahui
Pincode	803119
Area (hectares)	208 hectares
Population	1,146
Male Population	558
Female Population	588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Indwas compares

By the 2011 count Indwas is the 38th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Indwas

Indwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Indwas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Indwas from other places

Indwas lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 6.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Indwas
Tehsil headquarters	Rahui	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Wena	6.1 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	13 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	19 km

Villages closest to Indwas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahui tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Indwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Indwas village had a population of 1,146. That makes it the 38th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Indwas village has 558 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indwas has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Indwas is 803119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indwas covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Indwas falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Indwas is Wena, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Indwas.

Indwas is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Indwas is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui is about 4.4 km away. Wena is about 6.1 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.