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About Diyas Village

Diyas is a mid sized village in Shahpura tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 516 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 665.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diyas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diyas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Shahpura
Pincode 311023
Area (hectares) 665.84 hectares
Population 993
Male Population 516
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diyas compares

By the 2011 count Diyas is the 60th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents. Its 665.84 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Diyas

Diyas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Diyas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Diyas from other places

Diyas lies about 54 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Rupaheli, about 18 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 Diyas
Nearest railway station Rupaheli 18 km
Nearest town Gulābpura 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpura 23 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 54 km

Villages closest to Diyas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diyas village had a population of 993. That makes it the 60th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents.

Diyas village has 516 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diyas has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Diyas is 311023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diyas covers 665.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Diyas falls under Shahpura tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Diyas is Rupaheli, about 18 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 village for Diyas.

Diyas is about 54 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diyas is in Shahpura tehsil of Bhilwara district. Rupaheli is about 18 km away. Gulābpura is about 20 km away. Shahpura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purani Arwar (2.2 km), Nathriyas (2.8 km) and Barla (3.0 km).

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

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