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About Kantwari Village

Kantwari is a mid sized village in Kathumar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 683 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantwari village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kathumar
Pincode 321605
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 683
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantwari compares

By the 2011 count Kantwari is the 56th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Kantwari

Kantwari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantwari as Available within 10+ 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 Kantwari from other places

Kantwari lies about 43 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Dantia, about 9.5 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 Kantwari
Nearest railway station Dantia 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathumar 16 km
Nearest town Nagar 24 km
District headquarters Alwar 43 km

Villages closest to Kantwari

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 Kantwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantwari village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 56th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Kantwari village has 683 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantwari has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Kantwari is 321605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantwari covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantwari falls under Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kantwari is Dantia, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantwari.

Kantwari is about 43 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantwari is in Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district. Dantia is about 9.5 km away. Kathumar is about 16 km away. Nagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhattwas (under 2 km), Chohari Ka Nangla (2.9 km) and Bhanokhar (3.4 km).

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

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