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About Matawas Village

Matawas is a small village in Tijara tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 185 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Tijara
Pincode 301707
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 185
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matawas compares

By the 2011 count Matawas is the 165th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 922.

Getting to Matawas

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

Matawas lies about 57 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Bharawas, about 25 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 Matawas
Tehsil headquarters Tijara 12 km
Nearest town Tijāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Bharawas 25 km
District headquarters Alwar 57 km

Villages closest to Matawas

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.

Common questions about Matawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Matawas village had a population of 367. That makes it the 165th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Matawas village has 185 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matawas has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

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

Matawas covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Matawas falls under Tijara tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Matawas is Bharawas, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Matawas.

Matawas is about 57 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matawas is in Tijara tehsil of Alwar district. Tijara is about 12 km away. Tijāra is about 12 km away. Bharawas is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagmal Heri (under 2 km), Bhamraka (1.6 km) and Dabhera (2.0 km).

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

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