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About Raiwana Village

Raiwana is a large village in Behror tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,265, made up of 1,217 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raiwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiwana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Behror
Pincode 301703
Area (hectares) 608 hectares
Population 2,265
Male Population 1,217
Female Population 1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raiwana compares

By the 2011 count Raiwana is the 52nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 608 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Raiwana

Raiwana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raiwana 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 Raiwana from other places

Raiwana lies about 63 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Ateli, about 7.8 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 Raiwana
Nearest railway station Ateli 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Behror 16 km
District headquarters Alwar 63 km

Villages closest to Raiwana

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 Raiwana

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiwana village had a population of 2,265. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Raiwana village has 1,217 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiwana has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Raiwana is 301703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raiwana covers 608 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raiwana falls under Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Raiwana is Ateli, about 7.8 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 Raiwana.

Raiwana is about 63 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raiwana is in Behror tehsil of Alwar district. Ateli is about 7.8 km away. Behror is about 16 km away. Alwar is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwana (under 2 km), Kayasa (under 2 km) and Banthala (2.8 km).

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

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