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About Ghewar Village

Ghewar is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 590 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghewar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghewar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 301410
Area (hectares) 698 hectares
Population 1,121
Male Population 590
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghewar compares

By the 2011 count Ghewar is the 95th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 698 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Ghewar

Ghewar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghewar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghewar from other places

Ghewar lies about 38 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Rajgarh, about 16 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 Ghewar
Nearest railway station Rajgarh 16 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 18 km
District headquarters Alwar 38 km

Villages closest to Ghewar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghewar village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 95th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Ghewar village has 590 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghewar has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Ghewar is 301410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghewar covers 698 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghewar falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ghewar is Rajgarh, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ghewar is about 38 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghewar is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Rajgarh is about 16 km away. Rājgarh is about 18 km away. Alwar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chawa Ka Bas (1.5 km), Roopbas (1.8 km) and Rajdoli (2.3 km).

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

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