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About Girwas Village

Girwas is a large village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,293, made up of 1,122 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301403
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 2,293
Male Population 1,122
Female Population 1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Girwas compares

By the 2011 count Girwas is the 9th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Girwas

Girwas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Girwas as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Girwas from other places

Girwas lies about 32 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Harsauli, about 2.8 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 Girwas
Nearest railway station Harsauli 2.8 km
Nearest town Khairtal 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 22 km
District headquarters Alwar 32 km

Villages closest to Girwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girwas village had a population of 2,293. That makes it the 9th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Girwas village has 1,122 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girwas has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Girwas is 301403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girwas covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Girwas falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Girwas is Harsauli, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Girwas.

Girwas is about 32 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girwas is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Harsauli is about 2.8 km away. Khairtal is about 4.8 km away. Kotkasim is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagar (under 2 km), Bhojpur (1.6 km) and Kirwari (1.9 km).

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

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