About Alawalpur Village

Alawalpur is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,879, made up of 965 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Alawalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alawalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Punpun
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	1,879
Male Population	965
Female Population	914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
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 Alawalpur compares

By the 2011 count Alawalpur is the 17th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Alawalpur

Alawalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Alawalpur 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 Alawalpur from other places

Alawalpur lies about 12 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Punpun Ghat Halt, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Punpun Ghat Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Punpun	under 2 km
Nearest town	Phulwari Sharif	9.1 km
District headquarters	Patna	12 km

Villages closest to Alawalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alawalpur village had a population of 1,879. That makes it the 17th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Alawalpur village has 965 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alawalpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Alawalpur covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alawalpur falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alawalpur is Punpun Ghat Halt, about under 2 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 Alawalpur.

Alawalpur is about 12 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alawalpur is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Punpun Ghat Halt is about under 2 km away. Punpun is about under 2 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.