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About Jokhawas Village

Jokhawas is a small village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 215 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jokhawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokhawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301702
Area (hectares) 103.46 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 215
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jokhawas compares

By the 2011 count Jokhawas is the 102nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 103.46 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jokhawas

Jokhawas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jokhawas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jokhawas from other places

Jokhawas lies about 60 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Karnawas New Grain Market, about 14 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 Jokhawas
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 7.5 km
Nearest town Dhāruhera 14 km
Nearest railway station Karnawas New Grain Market 14 km
District headquarters Alwar 60 km

Villages closest to Jokhawas

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 Jokhawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokhawas village had a population of 417. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Jokhawas village has 215 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokhawas has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Jokhawas is 301702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jokhawas covers 103.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jokhawas falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jokhawas is Karnawas New Grain Market, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jokhawas.

Jokhawas is about 60 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jokhawas is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Kotkasim is about 7.5 km away. Dhāruhera is about 14 km away. Karnawas New Grain Market is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Ujoli (under 2 km) and Hajnaka (under 2 km).

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

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