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About Nalwa Village

Nalwa is a large village in Dhariawad tehsil, in the district of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,446, made up of 1,747 males and 1,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 964 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pratapgarh
Tehsil Dhariawad
Pincode 313605
Area (hectares) 964 hectares
Population 3,446
Male Population 1,747
Female Population 1,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalwa compares

By the 2011 count Nalwa is the 9th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 964 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Nalwa

Nalwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nalwa as Available within 5 - 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 Nalwa from other places

Nalwa lies about 41 km from Pratapgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bansi Bohera, about 32 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 Nalwa
Tehsil headquarters Dhariawad 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Bansi Bohera 32 km
District headquarters Pratapgarh 41 km
Nearest town Pratāpgarh 41 km

Villages closest to Nalwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalwa village had a population of 3,446. That makes it the 9th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Nalwa village has 1,747 males and 1,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalwa has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Nalwa is 313605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalwa covers 964 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalwa falls under Dhariawad tehsil of Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Nalwa is Bansi Bohera, about 32 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 village for Nalwa.

Nalwa is about 41 km from Pratapgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalwa is in Dhariawad tehsil of Pratapgarh district. Dhariawad is about 6.8 km away. Bansi Bohera is about 32 km away. Pratapgarh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nala (under 2 km), Parel (under 2 km) and Bhatwara (under 2 km).

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

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