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About Mahtawas Village

Mahtawas is a large village in Behror tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,047, made up of 1,617 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahtawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahtawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Behror
Pincode 301704
Area (hectares) 550 hectares
Population 3,047
Male Population 1,617
Female Population 1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahtawas compares

By the 2011 count Mahtawas is the 25th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 Mahtawas

Mahtawas 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 Mahtawas as Available within 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 Mahtawas from other places

Mahtawas lies about 66 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Kund, about 2.6 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 Mahtawas
Nearest railway station Kund 2.6 km
Nearest town Rewāri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Behror 30 km
District headquarters Alwar 66 km

Villages closest to Mahtawas

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 Mahtawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahtawas village had a population of 3,047. That makes it the 25th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Mahtawas village has 1,617 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahtawas has about 884 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 Mahtawas is 301704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahtawas covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahtawas falls under Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mahtawas is Kund, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahtawas.

Mahtawas is about 66 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahtawas is in Behror tehsil of Alwar district. Kund is about 2.6 km away. Rewāri is about 21 km away. Behror is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adeend (2.2 km), Nanagwas (2.6 km) and Porula (3.1 km).

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

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