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About Ariwat Village

Ariwat is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 541 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ariwat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ariwat village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314001
Area (hectares) 222.3 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 541
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Ariwat compares

By the 2011 count Ariwat is the 113th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 222.3 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 979.

Getting to Ariwat

Ariwat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ariwat 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 Ariwat from other places

Ariwat lies about 17 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Bhavnath, about 11 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 Ariwat
Nearest railway station Shri Bhavnath 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 17 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 17 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 17 km

Villages closest to Ariwat

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 Ariwat

As per the Census of India 2011, Ariwat village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 113th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Ariwat village has 541 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ariwat has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ariwat is 314001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ariwat covers 222.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ariwat falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ariwat is Shri Bhavnath, about 11 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 Ariwat.

Ariwat is about 17 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ariwat is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Shri Bhavnath is about 11 km away. Simalwara is about 17 km away. Dungarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumela (8.1 km), Kundela (8.4 km) and Mundela (8.4 km).

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

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