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About Arwa Village

Arwa is a mid sized village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,394, made up of 718 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1777.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343027
Area (hectares) 1777.96 hectares
Population 1,394
Male Population 718
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arwa compares

By the 2011 count Arwa is the 124th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 1777.96 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Arwa

Arwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arwa as Available within 10+ 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 Arwa from other places

Arwa lies about 119 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Jari, about 42 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 Arwa
Tehsil headquarters Sanchore 12 km
Nearest town Sānchor 12 km
Nearest railway station Jari 42 km
District headquarters Jalor 119 km

Villages closest to Arwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arwa village had a population of 1,394. That makes it the 124th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Arwa village has 718 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arwa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Arwa is 343027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arwa covers 1777.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arwa falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Arwa is Jari, about 42 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arwa.

Arwa is about 119 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arwa is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 12 km away. Sānchor is about 12 km away. Jari is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharwal (under 2 km), Chhajara (3.3 km) and Lalpur (3.9 km).

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

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