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About Altawa Village

Altawa is a large village in Makrana tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,140, made up of 1,619 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1777.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Altawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Altawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Makrana
Pincode 341504
Area (hectares) 1777.22 hectares
Population 3,140
Male Population 1,619
Female Population 1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Altawa compares

By the 2011 count Altawa is the 13th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 1777.22 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Altawa

Altawa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Altawa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Altawa from other places

Altawa lies about 76 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Gachhipura, about 4.0 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 Altawa
Nearest railway station Gachhipura 4.0 km
Nearest town Borāwar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Makrana 32 km
District headquarters Nagaur 76 km

Villages closest to Altawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Altawa village had a population of 3,140. That makes it the 13th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Altawa village has 1,619 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Altawa has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Altawa is 341504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Altawa covers 1777.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Altawa falls under Makrana tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Altawa is Gachhipura, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Altawa.

Altawa is about 76 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Altawa is in Makrana tehsil of Nagaur district. Gachhipura is about 4.0 km away. Borāwar is about 26 km away. Makrana is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palari Raja (2.1 km), Bhutawa (2.2 km) and Bugala (2.3 km).

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

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