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About Holawas Village

Holawas is a mid sized village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,851, made up of 991 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Bansur
Pincode 301402
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 1,851
Male Population 991
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Holawas compares

By the 2011 count Holawas is the 43rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Holawas

Holawas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Holawas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Holawas from other places

Holawas lies about 29 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 27 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 Holawas
Tehsil headquarters Bansur 5.2 km
Nearest town Kotputli 16 km
Nearest railway station Parisal 27 km
District headquarters Alwar 29 km

Villages closest to Holawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Holawas village had a population of 1,851. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Holawas village has 991 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holawas has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Holawas is 301402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holawas covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Holawas falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Holawas is Parisal, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Holawas.

Holawas is about 29 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holawas is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Bansur is about 5.2 km away. Kotputli is about 16 km away. Parisal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhani Kanoongo Wali Swamiyan (under 2 km), Giroodi (1.8 km) and Basna (2.1 km).

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

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