# Alwas Village, Degana, Nagaur (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Degana, Nagaur 

# Alwas

Alwas is a village in Degana sub-district of Nagaur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **341514**. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 90 households**, the 168th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 451people (2011)
- 90households
- 61.5%literacy
- 341514PIN code

## Alwas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alwas is 341514.** Alwas falls in Degana sub-district, Nagaur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code341514
- Community development blockDegana
- Census village code083354

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Alwas from nearby towns?

- Degana (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nagaur (district HQ)77 km by road
- Merta City (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Alwas?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Alwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nimbola Kalan
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ren
- ○Degree college10+ km · Medta City
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medta City
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Alwas known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and moth**. About 83% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Alwas

Of every 100 households in Alwas in 2011, 38 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 39 a car.

■ Alwas · ■ Degana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**73%

Tap water ****4%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****83%**

**70%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****39%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Alwas?

■ Alwas · ■ Degana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**895

Working population ****51.2%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 43.3% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 159 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 49 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Degana

- Dugor Achla505 people
- Bada Asan492 people
- Chochiyas490 people
- Daboli Khari484 people
- Bhawal Charna434 people
- Gaimaliyawas429 people
- Sanwaliyawas427 people
- Hanuman Nagar423 people

[All 205 villages in Degana](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/nagaur/degana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alwas?341514
- How far is Alwas from Nagaur?77 km by road
- What is the population of Alwas?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alwas in?Nagaur district (Degana sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Alwas?61.5% (Census 2011)