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About Jalawas Village

Jalawas is a mid sized village in Mandawar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 938 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Mandawar
Pincode 301714
Area (hectares) 269.17 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 938
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalawas compares

By the 2011 count Jalawas is the 46th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 269.17 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Jalawas

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

Jalawas lies about 82 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Hindaun City, about 19 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 Jalawas
Nearest town Todabhim 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Hindaun City 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandawar 28 km
District headquarters Alwar 82 km

Villages closest to Jalawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalawas village had a population of 1,794. That makes it the 46th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Jalawas village has 938 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalawas has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Jalawas is 301714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalawas covers 269.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalawas falls under Mandawar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jalawas is Hindaun City, about 19 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 km distance for Jalawas.

Jalawas is about 82 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalawas is in Mandawar tehsil of Alwar district. Todabhim is about 8.8 km away. Hindaun City is about 19 km away. Mandawar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopipura (4.9 km), Mirzapur (5.4 km) and Naredi (5.6 km).

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

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