About Gandwa Village

Gandwa is a mid sized village in Tijara tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 539 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Tijara
Pincode	301707
Area (hectares)	173 hectares
Population	1,052
Male Population	539
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandwa compares

By the 2011 count Gandwa is the 98th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Gandwa

Gandwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gandwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gandwa from other places

Gandwa lies about 69 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khalilpur, about 30 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 Gandwa
Nearest town	Tāoru	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tijara	22 km
Nearest railway station	Khalilpur	30 km
District headquarters	Alwar	69 km

Villages closest to Gandwa

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

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Common questions about Gandwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandwa village had a population of 1,052. That makes it the 98th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Gandwa village has 539 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandwa has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Gandwa is 301707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandwa covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandwa falls under Tijara tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gandwa is Khalilpur, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gandwa.

Gandwa is about 69 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandwa is in Tijara tehsil of Alwar district. Tāoru is about 10 km away. Tijara is about 22 km away. Khalilpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.