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About Chawandi Village

Chawandi is a mid sized village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 333 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chawandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawandi village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301707
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 333
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chawandi compares

By the 2011 count Chawandi is the 76th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Chawandi

Chawandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chawandi as Available within <5 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 Chawandi from other places

Chawandi lies about 55 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Bawal, about 22 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 Chawandi
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 7.6 km
Nearest town Tijāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Bawal 22 km
District headquarters Alwar 55 km

Villages closest to Chawandi

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 Chawandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawandi village had a population of 646. That makes it the 76th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Chawandi village has 333 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawandi 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 Chawandi is 301707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chawandi covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chawandi falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chawandi is Bawal, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chawandi.

Chawandi is about 55 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chawandi is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Kotkasim is about 7.6 km away. Tijāra is about 13 km away. Bawal 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 Teuwas (1.7 km), Joriya (1.8 km) and Dalawas (2.3 km).

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

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