About Alani Village

Alani is one of the larger villages in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,485, made up of 3,437 males and 3,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1309.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Pincode	852126
Area (hectares)	1309.88 hectares
Population	6,485
Male Population	3,437
Female Population	3,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
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 Alani compares

By the 2011 count Alani is the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 1309.88 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Alani

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

Alani lies about 24 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 7.7 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 Alani
Nearest railway station	Koparia	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	7.8 km
Nearest town	Khagaria	20 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	24 km

Villages closest to Alani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alani village had a population of 6,485. That makes it the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Alani village has 3,437 males and 3,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alani has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Alani is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alani covers 1309.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alani falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alani is Koparia, about 7.7 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 Alani.

Alani is about 24 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alani is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Koparia is about 7.7 km away. Salkhua is about 7.8 km away. Khagaria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.