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About Sahoowas Village

Sahoowas is a small village in Kishangarh Bas tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 88 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahoowas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahoowas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kishangarh Bas
Pincode 301405
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 88
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahoowas compares

By the 2011 count Sahoowas is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sahoowas

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

Sahoowas lies about 33 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khairthal, about 10 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 Sahoowas
Nearest town Khairtal 10 km
Nearest railway station Khairthal 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishangarh Bas 33 km
District headquarters Alwar 33 km

Villages closest to Sahoowas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kishangarh Bas 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 Sahoowas

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahoowas village had a population of 164. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Sahoowas village has 88 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahoowas has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sahoowas is 301405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahoowas covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahoowas falls under Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sahoowas is Khairthal, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahoowas.

Sahoowas is about 33 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahoowas is in Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district. Khairtal is about 10 km away. Khairthal is about 10 km away. Kishangarh Bas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatka (under 2 km), Kankra (under 2 km) and Mahond (1.7 km).

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

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