About Palwa Village

Palwa is a large village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,552, made up of 1,373 males and 1,179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	301414
Area (hectares)	323 hectares
Population	2,552
Male Population	1,373
Female Population	1,179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palwa compares

By the 2011 count Palwa is the 33rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Palwa

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

How far is Palwa from other places

Palwa lies about 30 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Dhigawara, about 4.2 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 Palwa
Nearest railway station	Dhigawara	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	6.4 km
Nearest town	Rājgarh	6.4 km
District headquarters	Alwar	30 km

Villages closest to Palwa

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.

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Common questions about Palwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Palwa village had a population of 2,552. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Palwa village has 1,373 males and 1,179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palwa has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Palwa is 301414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palwa covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palwa falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Palwa is Dhigawara, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Palwa.

Palwa is about 30 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palwa is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Dhigawara is about 4.2 km away. Rajgarh is about 6.4 km away. Rājgarh is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.