About Was Village

Was is a mid sized village in Girwa tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 361 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Was Overview

Census 2011 figures for Was village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Udaipur
Tehsil	Girwa
Pincode	313011
Area (hectares)	240 hectares
Population	683
Male Population	361
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Was compares

By the 2011 count Was is the 198th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Was

Was 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 Was 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Was from other places

Was lies about 26 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Ranapratap Nagar, about 27 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 Was
Tehsil headquarters	Girwa	26 km
District headquarters	Udaipur	26 km
Nearest railway station	Ranapratap Nagar	27 km

Villages closest to Was

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Was village had a population of 683. That makes it the 198th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Was village has 361 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Was has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Was is 313011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Was covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Was falls under Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Was is Ranapratap Nagar, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Was.

Was is about 26 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Was is in Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district. Girwa is about 26 km away. Udaipur is about 26 km away. Ranapratap Nagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.