About Alawan Village

Alawan is a large village in Parbalpur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,589, made up of 2,336 males and 2,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Parbalpur
Pincode	803114
Area (hectares)	535 hectares
Population	4,589
Male Population	2,336
Female Population	2,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alawan compares

By the 2011 count Alawan is the 6th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Alawan

Alawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Alawan from other places

Alawan lies about 7.3 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Chandi, about 11 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 Alawan
Tehsil headquarters	Parbalpur	7.3 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Chandi	11 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	11 km

Villages closest to Alawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alawan village had a population of 4,589. That makes it the 6th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents.

Alawan village has 2,336 males and 2,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alawan has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Alawan is 803114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alawan covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alawan falls under Parbalpur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alawan is Chandi, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Alawan.

Alawan is about 7.3 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alawan is in Parbalpur tehsil of Nalanda district. Parbalpur is about 7.3 km away. Nalanda is about 7.3 km away. Chandi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.