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About Orwa Village

Orwa is a small village in Garhi tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 172 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Garhi
Pincode 327034
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 172
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Orwa compares

By the 2011 count Orwa is the 177th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Orwa

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

Orwa lies about 33 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Dungarpur, about 63 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 Orwa
Tehsil headquarters Garhi 14 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 26 km
District headquarters Banswara 33 km
Nearest railway station Dungarpur 63 km

Villages closest to Orwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orwa village had a population of 332. That makes it the 177th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Orwa village has 172 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orwa has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Orwa is 327034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orwa covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Orwa falls under Garhi tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Orwa is Dungarpur, about 63 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 Orwa.

Orwa is about 33 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orwa is in Garhi tehsil of Banswara district. Garhi is about 14 km away. Sāgwāra is about 26 km away. Banswara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpura (1.8 km), Patiya (2.0 km) and Kadwal (2.5 km).

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

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