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About Golawas Village

Golawas is a mid sized village in Behror tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 394 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Behror
Pincode 301701
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 394
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Golawas compares

By the 2011 count Golawas is the 136th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Golawas

Golawas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golawas 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 Golawas from other places

Golawas lies about 56 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Bachhau, 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 Golawas
Tehsil headquarters Behror 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Mirzapur Bachhau 16 km
District headquarters Alwar 56 km

Villages closest to Golawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golawas village had a population of 747. That makes it the 136th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Golawas village has 394 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golawas has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Golawas is 301701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golawas covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golawas falls under Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Golawas is Mirzapur Bachhau, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Golawas.

Golawas is about 56 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golawas is in Behror tehsil of Alwar district. Behror is about 6.6 km away. Mirzapur Bachhau is about 16 km away. Alwar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijorawas (under 2 km), Nangal Mehta (under 2 km) and Shahzadpur Nangaliya (under 2 km).

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

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