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About Alawalpur Village

Alawalpur is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 480 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alawalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alawalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 805128
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 480
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Alawalpur compares

By the 2011 count Alawalpur is the 76th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Alawalpur

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

How far is Alawalpur from other places

Alawalpur lies about 80 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Gawaspur, about 7.4 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 Alawalpur
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Gawaspur 7.4 km
Nearest town Fatwa 10 km
District headquarters Gaya 80 km

Villages closest to Alawalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alawalpur village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 76th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Alawalpur village has 480 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alawalpur has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Alawalpur is 805128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alawalpur covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alawalpur falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alawalpur is Gawaspur, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Alawalpur.

Alawalpur is about 80 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alawalpur is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Fatehpur is about 1.7 km away. Gawaspur is about 7.4 km away. Fatwa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (1.7 km), Bargawan (3.8 km) and Dala (4.8 km).

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

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