Alawas | |
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Coordinates: 25°46′N 73°20′E / 25.77°N 73.33°ECoordinates: 25°46′N 73°20′E / 25.77°N 73.33°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 1,053 ha (2,602 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,723 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 306103[1] |
Village code | 02417300 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-22 |
Sex ratio | 1000/916 ♂/♀ |
Website | pali |
Alawas is a small village of 1053 hectares in Sojat Tehsil in Pali district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Alawas depends on Sojat, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, Two tanks, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Alawas is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Alawas's pin code is 306103[4], and village code is 02417300. The area of Alawas is segregated as 110 hectares irrigated area, 699 hectares unirrigated, the 221 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 23 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Alawas has One post office (Alawas B.O) and Five public telephones. Alawas has Two banks, One credit society and One agricultural credit society for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Alawas is a census village in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 1723 and has total administration over 283 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 1030 people are literate in Alawas out of which 620 are males and 410 are females.
Alawas has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 614 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 370 male, 244 female with 395 (64.33%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 269 males and 126 females. 13 males are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 172 male and 98 female agricultural labor. 219 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Sojat and Pali to sell oil and make their living.