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About Alawa Village

Alawa is a small village in Ahore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 59 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Ahore
Pincode 307030
Area (hectares) 164.56 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 59
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Alawa compares

By the 2011 count Alawa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,680 residents. Its 164.56 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Alawa

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

Alawa lies about 33 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh, 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 Alawa
Tehsil headquarters Ahore 19 km
Nearest town Sumerpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Jawai Bandh 28 km
District headquarters Jalor 33 km

Villages closest to Alawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alawa village had a population of 111. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,680 residents.

Alawa village has 59 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alawa has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Alawa is 307030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alawa covers 164.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alawa falls under Ahore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Alawa is Jawai Bandh, 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 Alawa.

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

Alawa is in Ahore tehsil of Jalor district. Ahore is about 19 km away. Sumerpur is about 20 km away. Jawai Bandh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachanawa (2.0 km), Dodiyali (2.2 km) and Rasiyawas (2.3 km).

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

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