About Alwas Village

Alwas is a small village in Degana tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 221 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alwas village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Nagaur
Tehsil	Degana
Pincode	341514
Area (hectares)	239.49 hectares
Population	451
Male Population	221
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alwas compares

By the 2011 count Alwas is the 168th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 239.49 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Alwas

Alwas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alwas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alwas from other places

Alwas lies about 56 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Jalsu, about 6.1 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 Alwas
Nearest railway station	Jalsu	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Degana	20 km
Nearest town	Kuchera	23 km
District headquarters	Nagaur	56 km

Villages closest to Alwas

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

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Common questions about Alwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Alwas village had a population of 451. That makes it the 168th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Alwas village has 221 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alwas has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Alwas is 341514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alwas covers 239.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alwas falls under Degana tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Alwas is Jalsu, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Alwas.

Alwas is about 56 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alwas is in Degana tehsil of Nagaur district. Jalsu is about 6.1 km away. Degana is about 20 km away. Kuchera is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.