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About Alu Village

Alu is a small village in Morwa tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 202 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alu village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Morwa
Pincode 389115
Area (hectares) 114.03 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 202
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alu compares

By the 2011 count Alu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,665 residents. Its 114.03 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Alu

Alu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Alu from other places

Alu lies about 23 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Piplod, about 28 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 Alu
Tehsil headquarters Morwa 17 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 23 km
Nearest railway station Piplod 28 km

Villages closest to Alu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alu village had a population of 383. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,665 residents.

Alu village has 202 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alu has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Alu is 389115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alu covers 114.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alu falls under Morwa tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Alu is Piplod, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Alu.

Alu is about 23 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alu is in Morwa tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Morwa is about 17 km away. Panch Mahals is about 23 km away. Piplod is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balukhedi (under 2 km), Metral (1.7 km) and Viraniya (1.9 km).

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

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