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About Gahalawata Village

Gahalawata is a mid sized village in Kathumar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 542 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahalawata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahalawata village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kathumar
Pincode 321606
Area (hectares) 353.04 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 542
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gahalawata compares

By the 2011 count Gahalawata is the 78th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 353.04 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 879.

Getting to Gahalawata

The census records public bus service for Gahalawata 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahalawata from other places

Gahalawata lies about 61 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Kherli, about 3.8 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 Gahalawata
Nearest railway station Kherli 3.8 km
Nearest town Nādbai 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathumar 17 km
District headquarters Alwar 61 km

Villages closest to Gahalawata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahalawata village had a population of 994. That makes it the 78th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Gahalawata village has 542 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahalawata has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Gahalawata is 321606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahalawata covers 353.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahalawata falls under Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gahalawata is Kherli, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gahalawata.

Gahalawata is about 61 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahalawata is in Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district. Kherli is about 3.8 km away. Nādbai is about 15 km away. Kathumar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchan Pura (under 2 km), Govind Pura (under 2 km) and Bahrampur (1.5 km).

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

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