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About Alwasa Village

Alwasa is a large village in Hatod tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,266, made up of 1,124 males and 1,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.6 hectares hectares.

Alwasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alwasa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Hatod
Area (hectares) 407.6 hectares
Population 2,266
Male Population 1,124
Female Population 1,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alwasa compares

By the 2011 count Alwasa is the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 407.6 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Alwasa

Alwasa 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 Alwasa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Alwasa from other places

Alwasa lies about 12 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Palia, about 3.4 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 Alwasa
Nearest railway station Palia 3.4 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatod 10 km
District headquarters Indore 12 km

Villages closest to Alwasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alwasa village had a population of 2,266. That makes it the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Alwasa village has 1,124 males and 1,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alwasa has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Alwasa covers 407.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alwasa falls under Hatod tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Alwasa is Palia, about 3.4 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alwasa.

Alwasa is about 12 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alwasa is in Hatod tehsil of Indore district. Palia is about 3.4 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 9.2 km away. Hatod is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewati (1.6 km), Puwarda Junarda (3.4 km) and Satlana (3.6 km).

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

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