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About Soorawas Village

Soorawas is a small village in Tijara tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 223 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soorawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soorawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Tijara
Pincode 301411
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 223
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Soorawas compares

By the 2011 count Soorawas is the 161st 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 247 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Soorawas

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

Soorawas lies about 42 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Harsauli, about 20 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 Soorawas
Tehsil headquarters Tijara 5.6 km
Nearest town Tijāra 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Harsauli 20 km
District headquarters Alwar 42 km

Villages closest to Soorawas

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 Soorawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Soorawas village had a population of 434. That makes it the 161st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Soorawas village has 223 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soorawas has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Soorawas is 301411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soorawas covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soorawas falls under Tijara tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Soorawas is Harsauli, about 20 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 Soorawas.

Soorawas is about 42 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soorawas is in Tijara tehsil of Alwar district. Tijara is about 5.6 km away. Tijāra is about 5.6 km away. Harsauli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajpura (1.5 km), Khalilpuri (1.8 km) and Naugawan (1.9 km).

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

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