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About Alwar Village

Alwar is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 411 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alwar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314403
Area (hectares) 95.49 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 411
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alwar compares

By the 2011 count Alwar is the 141st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 95.49 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Alwar

Alwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alwar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Alwar from other places

Alwar lies about 29 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Bhavnath, about 28 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 Alwar
Nearest railway station Shri Bhavnath 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 29 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 29 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 29 km

Villages closest to Alwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alwar village had a population of 841. That makes it the 141st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Alwar village has 411 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alwar has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Alwar is 314403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alwar covers 95.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alwar falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Alwar is Shri Bhavnath, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alwar.

Alwar is about 29 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alwar is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Shri Bhavnath is about 28 km away. Simalwara is about 29 km away. Dungarpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saroli (under 2 km), Tamboliya (under 2 km) and Khandiya (1.9 km).

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

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