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About Menawas Village

Menawas is a mid sized village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 279 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Menawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Menawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301702
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 279
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Menawas compares

By the 2011 count Menawas is the 86th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Menawas

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

How far is Menawas from other places

Menawas lies about 70 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khori, about 2.1 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 Menawas
Nearest railway station Khori 2.1 km
Nearest town Rewāri 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 26 km
District headquarters Alwar 70 km

Villages closest to Menawas

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 Menawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Menawas village had a population of 548. That makes it the 86th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Menawas village has 279 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Menawas has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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

Menawas covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Menawas falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Menawas is Khori, about 2.1 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 km distance for Menawas.

Menawas is about 70 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Menawas is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Khori is about 2.1 km away. Rewāri is about 9.6 km away. Kotkasim is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (18 km), Hajipur (18 km) and Goojriwas (18 km).

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

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