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About Aliwara Village

Aliwara is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,292, made up of 654 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aliwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aliwara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 370.21 hectares
Population 1,292
Male Population 654
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Aliwara compares

By the 2011 count Aliwara is the 42nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 370.21 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Aliwara

Aliwara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Aliwara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aliwara from other places

Aliwara lies about 15 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 2.7 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 Aliwara
Nearest railway station Musra 2.7 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 15 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 16 km

Villages closest to Aliwara

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

Common questions about Aliwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Aliwara village had a population of 1,292. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Aliwara village has 654 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aliwara has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Aliwara is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aliwara covers 370.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aliwara falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Aliwara is Musra, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Aliwara.

Aliwara is about 15 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aliwara is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 2.7 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 15 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanpuri (2.1 km), Arbira (2.2 km) and Musara Kalan (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Aliwara today is likely to be higher.

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